One of three players from the Whitchurch HS side included in the first Baa-Baas age grade side, the talented teenager, who is a pupil at the Cathedral School, Llandaff, ploughed over in the fourth minute to open the scoring in a thrilling match eventually won by Rugby School 38-33.
The 131kg loose head played the full 70 minutes and was voted player of the match. Accompanying him from Whitchurch HS, who finished fifth in the WSC Rugby Conference A table this season were school captain Iestyn Hutchings at centre and flanker Theo Lewis.
Iori Badham, Joe Denman and Osian Jones, of Llandovery College in their Barbarian jerseys
The Baa-Baas also included three players from the champion U18 team in Wales, Llandovery College. Two days after helping their school lift the WSC Rugby title at the Principality Stadium with victory over Ysgol Glantaf, skipper and flanker Joe Deman, full back Iori Badman and wing Osian Jones all featured in the world renowned black and white hoops on The Close.
Earlier in the day, Rugby School won the battle against the inaugural Barbarians Women’s U18 side 14-12.
