Damian de Allende is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Japanese club Saitama Wild Knights. He was born and raised in Cape Town, where he went to Milnerton High School and then the University of Cape Town. Although he is South African, he has Hispanic heritage. His father, Tony de Allende, clarified that the family is white with Spanish origin, which is why Damian has a dark complexion.