Ryan Lamb

Ryan Lamb (born 18 May 1986 in Gloucester) is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half.

For the Emmerdale character, see Ryan Lamb (Emmerdale).

Ryan Lamb
Birth nameRyan Lamb
Date of birth (1986-05-18) 18 May 1986
Place of birthGloucester, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)[1]
SchoolSevern Vale School
St Peter's High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Scarlets
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2009
2009-2011
2011-2013
2013-2014
2014-2017
2017–2019
2019		 Gloucester
London Irish
Northampton Saints
Leicester Tigers
Worcester Warriors
La Rochelle
Scarlets		 85
49
55
6
51
18
6		 (569)
(390)
(370)
(29)
(246)
(88)
(5)
Correct as of 2 September 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2008 England Saxons 5 (46)

Club career

A former pupil of St Peter's High School, he made his professional debut in the European Challenge Cup quarter final against Brive in 2006 which Gloucester Rugby won comfortably.[2] Lamb started in the subsequent final, as Gloucester defeated his future club, London Irish.[3]

He became first choice at Fly-half for Gloucester Rugby as they topped the table during the 2006–07 Guinness Premiership and 2007–08 Guinness Premiership seasons. However, they were thwarted in the play-offs in both seasons by the Leicester Tigers.[4][5]

Gloucester's continued failures in key games saw Dean Ryan lose faith in Lamb. He was dropped after Gloucester's home Heineken Cup defeat to Cardiff Blues in January 2009[6] amid concern that he failed to exercise sufficient control over games.[7]

Lamb was released by Gloucester at the end of the 2008–09 season.[8] Lamb signed for London Irish.[9]

During the Guinness Premiership match between London Irish and Sale Sharks on 28 March 2010, Lamb successfully converted a penalty to take his points tally for that competition past the 500-mark. On 24 March 2011, he signed a contract that took him to Northampton Saints for the 2011/12 season.[10] On 20 February 2013, Lamb would leave Northampton Saints to join Leicester Tigers for the 2013/14 season.[11] However, on 10 February 2014, Lamb left Leicester Tigers after seven months to join with Worcester Warriors with immediate effect, where he rejoined Director of Rugby Dean Ryan at the Sixways Stadium.[12] He scored the winning conversion as Worcester were promoted back to the Aviva Premiership for the 2015–2016 season, beating Bristol 59–58 on aggregate.

On 19 May 2017, Lamb left Worcester for France, joining the Top 14 club La Rochelle on a two-year deal ahead of the 2017–18 season.[13] On 20 September 2019, Lamb returns to the UK to join Welsh region Scarlets in the Pro14 as cover during the 2019 Rugby World Cup[14] Following his stint with Wales, Lamb announces his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect.[15]

International career

In 2006, Lamb represented England at the IRB U21 World Championship.[16] He debuted for the England Saxons on his 21st birthday against the USA at the 2007 Churchill Cup.[17] Lamb was also part of the Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008 and competed at the 2008 Churchill Cup, which the Saxons won.[18][19][20]

Personal life

Lamb was arrested in the early hours of 1 March 2009 outside Subtone, a nightclub in Cheltenham. Lamb was charged with assault,[21] and was later fined for the incident.[22]

On 9 May 2010, Lamb was hit in the face with a bottle after an altercation involving fellow London Irish players and supporters of Chelsea Football Club in Clapham. He was taken to hospital but was not seriously injured.[23]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Lamb returns to his hometown of Gloucester where he became the new Backs and Attack coach for Hartpury University who compete in the RFU Championship.[24]

References
  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. "Gloucester 46–13 Brive". BBC. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  3. "Gloucester 36–34 London Irish". BBC. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  4. Orlovac, Mark (12 May 2007). "Premiership final". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  5. Standley, James (18 May 2008). "Gloucester 25–26 Leicester". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  6. "Gloucester 12–16 Blues". BBC. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  7. "Ryan Lamb". ESPN Scrum. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  8. "Gloucester release Allen and Lamb". BBC. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  9. "London Irish sign fly-half Lamb". BBC. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  10. "Northampton Saints sign Ryan Lamb from London Irish". BBC Sport. 18 March 2011.
  11. "Ryan Lamb to join Leicester Tigers from Northampton Saints". BBC Sport. 20 February 2013.
  12. "Ryan Lamb leaves Leicester Tigers to join Worcester Warriors". Rugby Week. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014.
  13. "Worcester Warriors fly-half Ryan Lamb to join Top 14 French club La Rochelle". Planet Rugby. 19 May 2017.
  14. "The Scarlets snap up former England A star Ryan Lamb and South Africa Test player for start of Guinness PRO14 season". Wales Online. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  15. "Ryan Lamb announces retirement from professional rugby". 19 June 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  16. "England U21 31–12 Scotland U21". BBC. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  17. "Saxons show their mettle with confident display". RFU. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  18. "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  19. "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  20. "Saxons beat Scotland A in final". BBC. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  21. "BBC report on arrest". BBC. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  22. "Rugby player punched fan in face". BBC. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  23. "Rugby player injured in bar brawl". BBC News. 15 May 2010.
  24. "Former Gloucester Rugby fly-half Ryan Lamb takes up new role with Hartpury RFC". Gloucestershire Live. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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