THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, NORTHAMPTON AND NOTTINGHAM BACK ROWER

MARK EASTER
WHETHER he knows it or not, my brother Nick (the former England No.8) was the biggest influence on my career; he showed to me that you didn’t have to follow the conventional path of playing England U16s/U18s to make it in the game.
Seeing him go from working in the City and playing for Rosslyn Park to the very top, gave me loads of confidence. I might not have reached the same heights as him but some of the big European games I played in were as close to Test matches as you could probably get.
My journey in seni...