He got one, has taken it with both hands and is now living the dream.
Weber, a nippy halfback, played for Dunedin in the city's premier competition and played nine games for Otago, all off the bench in 2012.
Last year, behind Fumiaki Tanaka and Josh Renton, he decided to look elsewhere and got an offer to go and join a spluttering Waikato outfit.
In the end, it was the best move he could have made.
A few impressive games in the Mooloo colours and Weber gained a Chiefs wider training group contract.
With injuries to other players, Weber has played seven games for the Chiefs this season and has signed a full contract with the franchise for next year.
Earlier this month, he was named as Waikato captain, another feather in the cap of the 23-year-old.
Weber said who knows what would have happened if he had not taken up the opportunity to move north.
''I was just given a chance and that's all I was looking for. Just an opportunity to get a start and get a few minutes. I think I showed I can handle it at the next level and it just went from there.''
''It has been pretty unreal joining up with the Chiefs. The culture is awesome.
"You can certainly see why they are back-to-back champions. Just the professionalism of the place. It is something I have never seen before.
''Just all the little things everyone does. Everybody is doing their homework on and off the field. There is a lot expected of you. Probably just as much, if not more, off the field than on it.
''I'm loving it, though, being a fulltime rugby player. It is not the worst thing.''
Weber said he missed the people in Dunedin and came down to the city during the Chiefs' bye week.
Not being picked for Otago last year was the best thing which could have happened to him.
''With Fumi [Tanaka] down there, there was not much more I could have done. He was clearly the No 1. I would have loved to have stayed down there but personally, it has worked out for me.''
Weber said being handed the Waikato captaincy by coach John Walters for the forthcoming season was something to add to his game.
''It has been a bit of a rapid rise up here but I'm looking forward to the captaincy job. You'll be able to talk to the ref more and lead the team around.''
The Highlanders await the Chiefs on Friday night and Weber said the team was fully focused on the match and the need to get the win.
A win would put the Chiefs back in the hunt to defend their title.
Weber, who starred for the Otago sevens side, said the 15-a-side game was a priority now and the shorter version of the game had gone on the backburner.
He had put on 7kg over the past few months and now weighed about 75kg.
The former Napier Boys' High School pupil has one year left to finish his applied science degree in sports technology at the University of Otago.
He intends to do a few papers over the next couple of years to finish the degree.
