▁Championship ▁in ▁Wales . ▁He ▁made ▁two ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁U 2 0 s ▁side , ▁playing ▁against ▁Japan ▁U 2 0 s ▁and ▁Italy ▁U 2 0 s ▁- ▁winning ▁both ▁matches ▁ 5 3 – 1 7 ▁and ▁ 3 2 – 1 4 ▁respectively . ▁After ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁senior ▁Bi ar ritz ▁side ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁seven ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season . ▁His ▁first ▁professional ▁appearance ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 9 – 2 2 ▁victory ▁against ▁Bour go in . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁again ▁to ▁represent ▁France ▁U 2 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁IR B ▁Junior ▁World ▁Championship . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁every ▁pool ▁game ▁to ▁come ▁second ▁in ▁that ▁pool ▁- ▁the ▁only ▁loss ▁was ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁U 2 0 s ▁which ▁they ▁lost ▁ 4 3 – 2 7 . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Place ▁Play - offs ▁semi - final ▁against ▁Sam oa ▁U 2 0 s . ▁But ▁was ▁however ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁play - off ▁match ▁against ▁Wales ▁U 2 0 s , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁a ▁ 6 8 – 1 3 ▁win ▁for ▁France ▁to ▁come ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁that ▁tournament . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁Top