Career
He previously played for the Highlanders and Otago. Provincial Rugby
Romans made his debut for Otago in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup and emerged as a regular for the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup. Foreign the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup, Romans was named vice-captain of the squad.
Super Rugby
On the back of his showings for Otago in the Air New Zealand Cup, Romans earned a contract with the Highlanders for the 2009 Super 14 season to serve as a backup to team captain and All Black Jimmy Cowan.
International Play
Romans was selected for the Junior All Blacks for the 2009 Institutional Review Board Pacific Nations Cup, where he came on as a substitute against Samoa and started in a 52-21 victory over Japan.