‘The Honey Badger’ can bring a touch of surreal to Baabaas

Nick Cummins apologises as he momentarily loses his train of thought while discussing lining up for the Barbarians against Australia, the country of his birth, at Twickenham on Saturday.

“Sorry mate, I’m still on Mongolian time,” he laughs.

Mongolian time? “Yeah, I made a last-minute decision to go Western Mongolia last week to do some hunting,” says the 27-year-old with a grin.