WHEN I first arrived at the Scarlets in 2011 everyone thought I was Irish. But I’m not, I’m the son of an Englishman, my mum is Scottish and, after a year in the States, I was brought up in Wales because they were both lecturers at Swansea University and we lived there as a family for a while. With that background, it’s no wonder my rugby career was kind of nomadic!
My big break with the Scarlets came the year David Lyons left and they were looking for back-row cover in a World Cup year. I was playing at Llandovery at the time and went down and did an eight-week trial and, luckily, I got ...