Jack Ram

Jack Ram (born 14 January 1987 in Australia) is a professional rugby union footballer. He plays for Coventry and represented Tonga sevens team and Tonga national team between 2009-2015.[1]

Jack Ram
Birth nameJack Dehei Ram
Date of birth (1987-01-14) January 14, 1987
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
SchoolLavengamalie Christian College
UniversityLavengamalie Christian University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2016
2017–2018
2018–		 Northland
Doncaster Knights
Coventry		 28
4		 (15)
0
Correct as of 10 August 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015−16 Blues 2 (0)
Correct as of 20 July 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– Tonga 13 (15)
Correct as of 10 July 2017
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2009–2015 Tonga Sevens 8 (0)
Correct as of 30 September 2015

Early life

Ram's father, Samuel Santa Ram is a Fiji-Indian and is from Tavua. His mother is a Tongan who his father met and married in Australia. Ram was born in Australia, his parents moved to Tonga when he was 3 to start a business there.[2] He plays club rugby for Lavengamalie Rugby Club. He represented the Tongan under-19 team in 2006.[2]

Career

He joined Lavengamalie Rugby Club in 2005. In 2009, he played in the Pacific Rugby Cup for Tautahi Gold. In the same year, he was recruited into the Tonga sevens team. One of his biggest victory came in 2012 when he scored a try to help Tonga 7's beat the Fiji sevens side for the first time in history at the 2012 Wellington Sevens.[3] He joined the Kerikeri rugby club in 2011. He represented Northland in the 2012 ITM Cup. A bad knee injury sidelined him for most of the 2013 ITM Cup.[4]

In September 2014, an outstanding performance and his 2 tries helped Northland defeat Otago in the 2014 ITM Cup.[5]

In June 2015, after the Blues suffered multiple injuries, Ram was called onto the bench for their final 2015 Super Rugby pool game against the Highlanders.[6]

In December 2017, Ram signed for English club Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship during the remainder of the 20171-8 season.[7] On 12 April 2018, Ram signed for Championship rivals Coventry ahead of the 2018-19 season.[8]

International career

He made his international debut for Tonga in the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup against the United States in Toronto. He was then included in the Tongan team to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He came off the bench against Georgia to replace the injured captain, Nili Latu. He started against Namibia 10 days later scoring two-tries and setting up another for winger, Telusa Veainu. He was awarded the Man of the Match in that game.[9]

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References
  1. "NRU Profile". Northland Rugby. Northland Rugby. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. "Ram runs for Tongans against our Babaas". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ROBSON, TORY. "Tonga rules over Fiji at sevens". Fairax Media. Stuf.co.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. Leslie, Cameron. "Rugby: Ram suits up for blazer". NZ Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. KNOWLER, RICHARD. "Northland pull away from Otago for away win". Fairfax Media. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. "Charles Piutau returns for Blues in an attempt to enhance All Blacks chances - Stuff.co.nz". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  7. "Jack's back for 2017/18". DRFC. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. "Coventry sign trio with Gloucester, Glasgow Warriors and Tonga experience". Coventry Telegraph. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. "Tonga beat Namibia in Exeter". Radio NZ. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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