A talented teenage rugby player and his mum are searching for a size 16 pair of boots after he grew out of his size 15s. Elliot Beavan, from Cwmbran, only turned 15 in December but stands at 6ft 5in tall and is still growing. The Cwmbran High School pupil was previously scouted by the Dragons and plays for his local club as well as Pontypool District. But the gifted player and his mum, Sophie Beavan, are worried he may have to give up the sport if they can't find the correct sized boot.
Sophie, 35, said: "He's only been a size 16 for a couple of weeks. At a game [on Sunday] he said his boots were hurting him and you could see a split at the front of them. I've managed to get him normal trainers but I had to scour the internet for hours and couldn't find anything branded. They are a size 16 and they fit him perfectly. I've managed to find a size 16 pair of school shoes on Amazon as well but rugby boot-wise there's nothing at all."
She said that although rugby boots are sold by many suppliers, including all well-known sports shops, most lines go up to a size 14 or 15. Although larger shoe retailers do exist they generally make formal shoes rather than rugby boots, said Sophie.
