Alastair Simmie, who could be following in his father's footsteps into top-grade rugby, has won a schools player-of-the-month award from a national magazine.

Alastair Simmie with his father MikeThe 17-year-old, whose father Mike played for London Scottish for more than a decade until the mid-1970s, landed the prize from Rugby World after a series of stunning performance for St Edward's School, Oxford.

He was nominated for the award by his school coach, Ben Ryan, who praised the promising youngster's versatility.

"Alastair plays at fly half when we're attacking and full back when we're defending," explained Ryan. "He can also kick goals with both feet."

He is also a try-scorer, and scored 28 points in a match against a regional side, while on a recent tour to France.

A member of the London Wasps Academy, which has a base in Oxford, Alastair is hoping to get into the England Under 19 Schools side this year.

His chances of representative honours last season were ended by a broken collar-bone.

A talented all-round sportsman, he's also been in the school's cricket and hockey sides for three years.

Mike, an Oxford-based solicitor, played on the wing for London Scottish and twice had trials for Scotland, without quite making the grade. He won rugby Blues for Oxford in 1965 and 1966.

He was also a sprinter, and once beat Jeffrey Archer on the track.

"Alastair's a very talented young player," said Ryan, who revealed that the last Teddies' boy to win this particular award was current Gloucester flanker James Forrester - and he's now on the brink of the England side.