The Wales-qualified youngster who hit the headlines with a monster drop-goal earlier in the season has won a coveted award.
Gwyn Parks propelled a 52-metre shot through the posts for Swansea University when they faced Cardiff Met in the BUCS Super Rugby competition. He was aided by Storm Dudley, which was blowing through south Wales at the time, but it was still a prodigious effort.
Now Parks, whose dad David was born in Gwent, has been named player of the year in the prestigious competition. Voted for by fans, the award featured a shortlist that contained Wales U20s lock Dafydd Jenkins, from Exeter University, Iwan Shenton from Cardiff Met, Harry Craven from Durham and Teddy Leatherbarrow from Loughborough, as well as Parks.
