For Yaqeen Ahmed, the DHL Stormers’ season launch was another reminder of just how quickly his life has changed.

The DHL Stormers are treating Friday night’s blockbuster clash against the All Blacks with the intensity of a Test match, with director of rugby John Dobson insisting his side is determined to make history rather than simply use the encounter as a pre-season exercise. While the fixture initially presented unique challenges to the Stormers’ preparations,