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Jono Ross
Full nameJonathan Montague Ross
Date of birth (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthSandton, South Africa
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
SchoolSt Stithians College
UniversityUniversity of South Africa
University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) No 8 / Flanker
Current team Sale Sharks
Youth career
2007–2008 Template:Rut Golden Lions
2010–2012 Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2013 Template:Rut UP Tuks 19 (35)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 12 (5)
2012–2013 Saracens 2 (0)
2013–2014 Template:Rut Bulls 19 (20)
2013–2014 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 21 (5)
2014–2017 Template:Rut Stade Français 35 (25)
2017– Sale Sharks 88 (25)
Correct as of 7 January 2021

Jonathan "Jono" Ross (born 27 October 1990 in Sandton, Johannesburg) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays for and captains Premiership Rugby side Sale Sharks.[1] His regular position is blindside flanker but he can also play at number 8.

Career

Youth

He started off playing for the Template:Rut Golden Lions and represented them at the 2007 and 2008 Under–18 Academy Week tournaments. He also represented them in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.

He then joined the Template:Rut Blue Bulls and played for their Under–21 team in 2010 and 2011.

Varsity Cup

In addition to playing for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls, he also represented Template:Rut UP Tuks in the annual Varsity Cup competition in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Blue Bulls

He made his senior debut in 2011, coming on as a substitute in the 2011 Vodacom Cup match against Template:Rut SWD Eagles,[2] as well as in the quarter-final match against former team the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[3]

He made his debut in the Currie Cup competition a few months later in 2011 against Template:Rut Griquas[4] and made one further appearance that season. He established himself as a regular in the team for the 2012 Vodacom Cup, making eight starts and scoring a try.

Saracens

At the conclusion of the 2012 Vodacom Cup, he joined English side Saracens for one season, making two appearances in the 2012–13 LV Cup.[5]

Back to the Bulls

In 2013, he returned to the Blue Bulls and was called into the Template:Rut Bulls Super Rugby side for their match against the Template:Rut Southern Kings,[6] making four appearances in total during the 2013 Super Rugby season.

In only his third ever Currie Cup match – in the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season against Template:Rut Western Province – he was named captain of the Blue Bulls,[7] becoming the first-ever English-speaking captain of the team. At the end of 2013, he signed a contract extension to tie him to the Blue Bulls until October 2016.[8]

He was included in the Template:Rut Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[9] and, after four substitute appearances in 2013, made his first Super Rugby start in a 31–16 defeat to the Template:Rut Sharks in Durban.[10][11]

Stade Français

In November 2014, the Template:Rut Bulls announced that they granted Ross an early release from his contract to join French Top 14 side Template:Rut Stade Français.[12]

Sale Sharks

On 11 April 2017, it was announced that Ross would return to England to join Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks on a three-year contract starting in the 2017-18 season.[13]

External links

  • "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jono Ross". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  • "It's Rugby Profile: Jono Ross". It's Rugby. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

References

  1. ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/39564800
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 23–25 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 26–28 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 44–20 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "It's Rugby Profile: Jono Ross". It's Rugby. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Potgieter takes over Bulls captaincy". Supersport. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Bulls send rookies to Newlands". Media24. Sport24. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Vodacom Bulls name group for Sun City training camp" (Press release). Blue Bulls. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Vodacom Bulls team". Bulls. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 31–16 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Ross released to join French club" (Press release). Bulls. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Sale Sharks sign South African back-row forward Jono Ross from Stade Francais". BBC Sport. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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