Ben Lam

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Ben Lam
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Lam representing Montpellier during the Top 14
Full nameMisimoa Benjamin Lam
Date of birth (1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School St. Peter's College
Notable relative(s) Pat Lam (uncle)
AJ Lam (brother)
Jack Lam (cousin)
Seilala Lam (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Montpellier
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2015 Blues 6 (5)
2012–2015 Auckland 30 (50)
2017–2020 Hurricanes 44 (155)
2017–2019 Wellington 28 (70)
2020–2022 Bordeaux Bègles 49 (60)
2022– Montpellier 15 (15)
Correct as of 19 January 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Samoa 0 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2012–2016 New Zealand 16
Correct as of 28 August 2023
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team competition

Misimoa Benjamin Lam (born 9 June 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Top 14 club Montpellier. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

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Club career

Lam played wing for Mitre 10 Cup team Auckland. [1] He was selected for the Auckland and Blues sides in 2012. He played 12 games for Auckland after making his debut in 2012 against Hawke's Bay. He made one Super Rugby appearance for the Auckland Blues in 2012. [2]

International career

In November 2012 he entered into a contract as a New Zealand sevens player, making his debut at the Dubai Sevens. [3] Lam won a silver Commonwealth Games Medal as a member of the All Black Sevens team at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014. [4] Lam has international experience with the New Zealand Sevens. Since 2017 he has played for the Hurricanes.

Personal life

Lam was born in Auckland, a nephew of rugby player Pat Lam. [5] He was educated at St Peter's College, where he played rugby in the college First XV [6] and excelled at athletics, [7] principally in the 100 metres (breaking 11 seconds) and 200 metres, as well as the long jump. [3] In Wellington, while giving his services to the Hurricanes franchise, Lam is completing his degree in Geography and Marine Biology and pursues his interest in underwater diving around Breaker Bay. He likes reading and he and other Hurricanes players Ardie Savea, Chris Eves and Blade Thomson have promoted a book club. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ben Lam Auckland Profile". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ben Lam Blues Profile". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 Bidwell, Hamish (31 January 2013). "Raw pace puts Lam in sevens fast lane". Dominion Post. Fairfax. pp. B14. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Matt Elliott, "Old Boy wins silver medal", SPCOB, 28 July 2014 Archived 1 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 1 August 2014)
  5. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (27 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games 2014: South Africa end All Blacks' dreams of fifth straight rugby sevens title". The Independent. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ St Peter's College Magazine 2009, p. 102.
  7. ↑ St Peter's College Magazine 2009, p. 92.
  8. ↑ Hamish Bidwell, "Lam ripping apart defences", The Dominion Post, 27 April, 2018 (retrieved 27 April 2018]
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