EXCITING fly-half Adam Davies admits that he has some difficult decisions to make regarding his future at Basingstoke RFC this summer.

The 21-year-old medical student has been a revelation in the Basingstoke number 10 jersey this season – but his appearances for ’Stoke have been limited.

A broken hand kept him out for several weeks before Christmas but he has also missed several games in order to turn out for university side Southampton Medics.

This issue looks set to come to a head on April 20. That is the date when Basingstoke face a possibly vital trip to runaway London One South leaders East Grinstead – but Southampton Medics are due to play the semi-final of the National Association of Medical Schools Cup at the same time.

Davies said: “We are reaching crunch time now and it’s going to be difficult. Southampton Medics have a big semi-final on the last day of Basingstoke’s season, so there is a bit of a clash for me.

“I am going to have to talk to the coaches about it because they will need to plan ahead. If I am not available for the East Grinstead game then they might want someone else to play 10 and have a bit of a run in the team.

“It that is the case then I would completely understand but I am happy to fill in wherever they need me because it’s a really good club.”

Going forward, Davies accepts that he may have to choose one way or another before the start of next season.

“I have got some really good friends in the Medics team and I am hoping to be captain next season so I need to sit down and look at my options,” he said. “Basingstoke are in with a chance of promotion to National Three London and if they got there I am sure they would be looking for a fly-half who would be there all of the time.

“My options are playing a full season with Basingstoke, playing a full season with the Medics and maybe captaining them, or do what I have done this year, which is to mix and match between the two. At the moment, I’m not sure what I will do.”

Davies first came to the attention of the Basingstoke coaches through his performances for Southampton Medics and began training with the club at the start of the season, travelling up with fellow medical student Freddie Gleadowe.

He clearly enjoys playing for ’Stoke and seems genuinely torn between the two clubs.

“I knew that Basingstoke were a good club with a great set-up,” Davies explained. “It’s a very professionally run club and I was not sure how it would work but everyone has been really good, letting me come in and out of the side to play for the Medics.

“It’s just a case of letting the coaches know when I am available and if they want me to play then I am enjoying it.”

The Medics schedule is something of a mixed bag. They play some big games against the other main medical schools but their fixture list is completed with games against the second strings of local club sides.

Davies was not sure what to expect when he first came to Basingstoke and is pleased with the way he has slotted in.

“I played a bit of men’s rugby at home in Brighton before I went to university but I didn’t really know what to expect because the standard of opposition we play against with the Medics is a bit mixed,” he said. “It’s not a massive step up because the other medics teams, like Birmingham, Cardiff and Nottingham, are pretty decent and we have some really good games. It’s not quite as physically taxing but it’s a good standard.

“Also, playing 10 for Basingstoke is pretty easy because you have Jamie Fish alongside you at nine, a big pack protecting you and Freddie Gleadowe, a player I know really well, at 13.”