With the Hong Kong Sevens on the horizon, Valley’s Paul Altier hopes to use Premiership decider as launch pad to higher honours
The 18-year-old stands tall as his side hang on in a thriller against HKFC to set up a showdown with Tigers
Paul Altier has cemented his spot in the Societe Generale Valley starting 15 and now the 18-year-old is looking to use next weekend’s grand championship decider as a launch pad to higher honours.
Altier was reliable throughout at full back as Valley pipped Natixis HKFC 29-28 in Saturday’s Old Mutual International Men’s Premiership semi-final, looking right at home among a star-studded line-up.
“[Coach Andrew Kelly] has given me the start for a while now and it’s been super humbling and great to play around these guys,” Altier said. “Some of the players in our team have superb credentials and it’s great to be in the starting team alongside them.”
Altier has been at Valley since the age of seven but this is his first season of consistent Premiership action, while he has worked his way up through Hong Kong’s age grade sides.
He went to the Coral Coast Sevens in Fiji in January as a member of Hong Kong’s youth side and the trip has left him wanting more.
