The minute Sam walked through the door, we knew he was destined for great things. Sam, a Cardiff and Pontypridd boy came to us and studied a BTEC Sport Science course alongside his Rugby. Sam had a fantastic first year where he represented the ACE and Wasps Academy before earning a call up to play for Wales U18s. In his Wales fixture, we saw Sam come up against fellow Oxford team mates Charlie Myall and Will Glister. In Sam’s second year, his development didn’t stop there. He continued to dominate scrums and the contact across the ACE League, before earning a place in the Wales U20s Six Nations Squad. For a player to achieve this whilst still at College is very rare and it shows the level of commitment Sam has to his development. Sam managed his work and his playing commitments superbly and leaves with a full Level 3 qualification and a contract with Bristol Bears.