The 28-year-old has been sublime for the Ulstermen, playing a big role in their stunning form this season which has resulted in 12 wins out of 13 in the PRO12 and qualification from their Heineken Cup pool.
Ulster have coped with missing men during the autumn internationals and now injuries to major players such as Johann Muller, Stephen Ferris and Tommy Bowe to produce free-flowing, winning rugby.
And the South African half-back admitted he was delighted with his essentially injury-free two years which has helped him pull the strings and take Ulster to the top of the RaboDirect PRO12.
"I've been really blessed in rugby in the past couple of years," he told the Irish Independent. "Maybe I'm just clever in not taking as much contact as other guys and making them do the hard yards!
"I'm playing in a fantastic side. We're playing really good rugby so you can't really ask for anything better.
"I am enjoying the brand of rugby we're trying to play and that is important; I think that if you are enjoying what you are doing on the pitch then you will be happy.
"I think we are growing and improving every week. It's not always pretty. What is important is to get those results and keep winning."
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