I’d say ‘no’ to the Boks, I want to play for England

NICK CAIN TALKS TO WORCESTER TIGHT-HEAD NICK SCHONERT
NICK Schonert does a great impression of being an immoveable object, and he gets the opportunity to practice it most weekends when he packs down at tight-head in the Worcester Warriors scrum.
The South African-born prop’s other best impression is an unshakeable allegiance to England, the land of his mother’s family -- so much so that Schonert, a 6ft 2in and almost 19 stone (120kg) human breeze-block, says he would turn down a Springbok cap for the honour of wearing the Red Rose.
While that may be the worst form of rugby her...

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