Nick Mallett
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"Nicholas Vivian Howard Mallett" is a former South African rugby union player who was until recently (his contract with the Federazione Italiana Rugby/Italian Rugby Union was not renewed after the 2011 Rugby World Cup) the head coach of the Italy's rugby union national team/Italian national team,[http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport_Vari/Rugby/Primo_Piano/2007/10_Ottobre/03/nuovoct.shtml L'Italia a un oxfordianoMallet nuovo c.t. azzurro – Gazzetta dello Sport] previously replacing Pierre Berbizier on 3 October 2007. He played for and later coached the South Africa national rugby union team/Springboks, South Africa's national rugby union team.

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My decision to return to South Africa was based on being back home with my family and children. It would not make sense for me to come back to Cape Town and shoot back overseas.

We've seen why New Zealand rugby is strong as it has players coming out of the islands.