By MARK STEVENS

AS the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden hue over Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, Dave Ewers stepped off the plane, his heart racing with a mix of excitement and nostalgia.
Back on African soil, the land of his birth, this time the imposing forward wasn’t returning as a visitor, but instead ready to embark on a new chapter in his rugby career with the Stormers.
Just a month ago the 33-year-old was still searching for his next outpost within the game, this after he was told in January that his stint with Ulster would be coming to an end after just one season...