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David Ribbans
Full nameDavid George Ribbans
Date of birth (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthSomerset West, South Africa
Height2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb)
SchoolSomerset College (High School) Somerset House (Primary School)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Northampton Saints
Youth career
2014–2016 Template:Rut Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Template:Rut Western Province 7 (5)
2017–present Northampton Saints 50 (55)
Correct as of 26 October 2019

David George Ribbans (born 29 August 1995) is a South African born rugby union player, currently playing with English Premiership side Northampton Saints.[1] His regular position is lock.

Early life

Ribbans was born and grew up in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa.

Rugby career

2014–2016: Youth rugby / Western Province

He attended and played rugby at Somerset College,[2] and, despite never being selected to play provincial rugby at schoolboy level,[3] he joined the Western Province Rugby Institute after high school.[4]

He was included in the Template:Rut Western Province U19 squad that participated in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He didn't feature in the first seven rounds of the competition, but played off the bench in their next match against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19s[5] before being promoted to the starting lineup for their next match against the Template:Rut Golden Lions U19s[6] and remained in the starting lineup for the remainder of the competition. He scored a decisive try in their 21–20 victory over Template:Rut Eastern Province U19[7] as Western Province won nine of their twelve matches during the regular season to finish in third position on the log.[8] Ribbans helped his side to a 29–22 victory over Template:Rut Free State U19 in their semi-final,[9] and he won silverware the next week when Western Province beat the Blue Bulls 33–26 in the final in Cape Town.[10]

At the start of 2015, Ribbans featured in a friendly match for Super Rugby franchise the Template:Rut Stormers against fellow side Western Cape side the Template:Rut SWD Eagles,[2] and he also made his first class debut in March 2015, starting Template:Rut Western Province's 25–10 victory over another team from the Western Cape, the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers, in Caledon in Round One of the 2015 Vodacom Cup,[11] his only appearance in the competition. In the second half of 2015, he played for the Template:Rut Western Province U21 team in Group A of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, where he quickly became a key player, featuring in ten of their twelve matches during the regular season. He scored a try against Template:Rut Free State U21[12] as Western Province finished top of the log, winning ten of their matches.[13] Ribbans started their semi-final match against the Golden Lions and scored a try five minutes before half time as his side ran out 43–20 winners.[14] He scored his third try of the season in the final, scoring Western Province's fourth of six tries in a 52–17 victory over the Template:Rut Free State U21s in Johannesburg[15] to win a youth competition for the second season in a row.

At the start of 2016, Ribbans was named in the Template:Rut Stormers squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season,[16] but didn't feature in any of their matches. He played in four matches for a Template:Rut Western Province team that finished top of the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series, winning thirteen out of their fourteen matches.[17] He once again reverted to the Template:Rut Western Province U21 side in the second half of the season, scoring a try against Template:Rut Sharks U21[18] in one of his six appearances in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He also made his debut in the Currie Cup Premier Division in 2016, coming on as a replacement in their 52–31 victory over Template:Rut Griquas in Kimberley.[19] He made a second appearance off the bench a week later against the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers, scoring his first try in first class rugby.[20] It proved to be a vital try for Western Province who were 28–20 down at the time in a match they had to win to ensure qualification to the semi-finals, with fly-half Robert du Preez's subsequent conversion and penalty five minutes later enough to secure third place on the log for Ribbans' team.[21] Despite this, Ribbans didn't feature in their semi-final against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls, which Western Province lost 30–36 to be eliminated from the competition.[22]

2017–present: Northampton Saints

After the 2016 season, Ribbans moved to England to join Premiership side Northampton Saints, with the team announcing his signing on 5 January 2017.[23]

Starting his first game in a Saints shirt in a friendly against Bedford, Ribbans quickly established himself as a first team contender with a hat trick against the RFU Championship side.[24]

The lock has since progressed into the first team, earning 6 appearances for Saints so far and proving to be a favourite with the Saints supporters for his high work-rate and big hits.[25]

International career

In October 2020 Ribbans was called up to a senior England training squad by head coach Eddie Jones.[26]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – David Ribbans". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "David Ribbans (Class of 2013)" (Press release). Somerset College. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Stormers | David Ribbans". Stormers. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Cream of the crop chooses WPRI" (Press release). Western Province. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U19 44–29 WP U19". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U19 28–8 WP U19". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U19 21–20 EP Kings U19". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 22–29 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U19 33–26 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 10–25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 35–38 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 43–20 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  16. ^ "The Stormers : The Team". Stormers. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 40–16 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 31–52 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 30–28 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 36–30 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Saints bring in second row" (Press release). Northampton Saints. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  24. ^ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/mar-2017/hat-trick-scoring-ribbans-commends-whole-team-effort-at-goldington-road/
  25. ^ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/profiles/profile/David-Ribbans
  26. ^ "England: Head coach Eddie Jones names 12 uncapped players in training squad". BBC Sport. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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