The former Western Province, Stormers, Saracens, Bedford & Bristol back row

People might not be aware but former Springbok player and coach Nick Mallett is my uncle, so I don’t have a bad rugby lineage! He’s the brother of my mum and that side of the family is really close so my brother and I spent a lot of time in his and my nephews’ company talking about rugby.
A lot of my rugby memories come from watching both my uncles play, my mum’s younger brother played club rugby with Nick and they also coached together. And my aunt, who sadly passed away when I was 13, was what you would call a...