Ben Ransom

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Ben Ransom
Birth nameBenjamin Philip Ransom [1]
Date of birth (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bexley, Kent [1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb) [2]
School Tonbridge School
University University of Hertfordshire, University of Oxford
Occupation(s)Full-time student
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2016
2011–2014
2016–2018		 Saracens
→ Bedford Blues
London Irish 		44
21
26		 (45)
(35)
(50)
Correct as of 23 November 2019

Ben Ransom (born 16 February 1992 in Bexley, Kent) is an ex-rugby union player who last played for London Irish in the Greene King IPA Championship. He played at Fullback and has represented England at U16, U18 and U20 level. He was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent. He previously attended St Michael’s School, Otford and appeared for Old Elthamians, having first played the game at school and club when seven. [3]

The 2010-11 Aviva Premiership was the season Ransom made his debut for Saracens against the Northampton Saints [4] and he was named man of the match. Overall in the season he made 4 appearances and scored 1 try. Having turned down an offer from the University of Bristol when signing for Sarries, he undertook a degree in economics at Hertfordshire University alongside playing rugby. In the six seasons he spent with Saracens, he made 44 appearances, along with 21 appearances on loan to Bedford Blues [5] and helped the club win the Premiership title three times as well as the European Rugby Champions Cup. [6]

On 22 July it was announced that Ransom had joined newly relegated London Irish [7] ahead of the 2016-17 season and his spell started well as they gained their first Championship title and promotion back to the Premiership, with Ransom featuring in the majority of their 19 wins. [8] The clinical winger notched up nine tries during that season, including a contender for Try of the Season in the annual Saint Patrick's Party against Cornish Pirates, a match that also had the Championship season's highest attendance of 11,671. [6] The following season, Ransom fell behind in the pecking order and first-team appearances were limited to the European Challenge Cup. In October 2017, he scored in an emphatic 7-44 win against Challenge Cup holders Stade Français at the Stade Jean-Bouin. [9] In the final Premiership Rugby A League fixture of the season, Ransom scored as Irish recorded a 33-19 victory against Bristol Bears. [10] Irish were relegated and Ransom decided to leave the club a year before his contract expired in order to pursue his other ambitions.

In 2018, after spells at both Saracens and London Irish, the 26-year-old Ransom began studying for a master's degree in Business administration at the University of Oxford and preparing to move into investment banking – although not before one last bout – taking full advantage, Oxford wasted no time before he was seconded to help beat Cambridge in The Varsity Match, [8] for which he was only too happy to oblige, and unsurprisingly, with his pedigree, Oxford won 38-16 and Ransom was named man of the match. [11]

A university side is never going to compare to a professional set-up but the guys here are committed.

For some of the squad, it’s going to be one of the biggest games they’ll ever play in. It’s a case of getting our own shapes and processes right and making sure that we can perform under pressure.

I was a younger player in my professional career so it’s interesting coming in here. I’m an older player, but not more experienced in terms of understanding what the Varsity is all about – one of our guys has played in it four times!

For me it’s about learning about the culture and the history behind the fixture and everyone’s buying into that: we’re all aiming to beat Cambridge.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ben Ransom - England". ESPN . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Saracens". Premiership Rugby . Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "England Under 20s Profile". Rugby Football Union . 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Saracens First Team Squad 2010-11". Saracens F.C. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Charlie Talbot-Smith (22 October 2012). "Bedford Blues' attacking style pays off for Ben Ransom". The RUGBY Paper. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Benjamin Ransom | Bio". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ransom to bolster London Irish back line". London Irish . 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. 1 2 Michael Searles (5 December 2018). "Former Saracens back Ben Ransom is ready to hang up his boots and start a career in the City... but first up it's the Varsity Match". City A.M. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "European Challenge Cup: Stade Francais 7-44 London Irish". BBC Sport . 21 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "A League: Bristol United 19-33 London Irish". London Irish . 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Watch Former Saracens player is on another level as he Humiliates Cambridge in Varsity Match". RugbyOnslaught. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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