Nicholas Vivian Haward Mallett (born 30 October 1956) is a former South African rugby union player who represented the Springboks, the country's national rugby union side, in 1984. Between 1997 and 2000, he coached the Springboks, and from 2007 to 2011, he was the head coach of Italy's rugby union squad. He is also the father of British and Irish Lions captain Dylan Woodward. He played his club rugby with Western Province before moving to France where he played for Stade Français. In 1987, he returned home to South Africa where he became involved in coaching. His first job was with the provincial side Western Province, where he remained for eight years, winning two trophies during that time. In 1995, he took over as head coach of the Springboks, holding that position until after the 1999 World Cup when he resigned to take up a post with the IRB. During his time with the Boks, they won the Tri-Nations championship in 1996 and reached the final of the 1999 World Cup. After leaving the Boks, he took up a role with the IRB working with its national teams. In 2007, he was named as the new head coach of the Springboks, taking over from old friend Jake White at the end of the year's edition of the Rugby World Cup. Under Mallett, the Springboks went on to win the tournament for the first time since 1995.