Jono Ross
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| Full name | Jonathan Montague Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sandton, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Stithians College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of South Africa University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Youth
[edit]He started off playing for the 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 Blue Bulls and played for their Under-21 team in 2010 and 2011.
Varsity Cup
[edit]In addition to playing for the Blue Bulls, he also represented UP Tuks in the annual Varsity Cup competition in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Blue Bulls
[edit]He made his senior debut in 2011, coming on as a substitute in the 2011 Vodacom Cup match against SWD Eagles,[2] as well as in the quarter-final match against former team the Golden Lions.[3]
He made his debut in the Currie Cup competition a few months later in 2011 against 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
[edit]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
[edit]In 2013, he returned to the Blue Bulls and was called into the Bulls Super Rugby side for their match against the 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 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 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 Sharks in Durban.[10][11]
Stade Français
[edit]In November 2014, the Bulls announced that they granted Ross an early release from his contract to join French Top 14 side Stade Français.[12]
Sale Sharks
[edit]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] Ross was named club captain for the 2018-19 season, taking over from Will Addison.[14] He was retained as captain for the 2019–20,[15] 2020-2021[16] and 2021-2022 seasons
External links
[edit]- "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
[edit]- ^ "Ross joins Sale as Ostrikov stays". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 23–25 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 26–28 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 44–20 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "It's Rugby Profile: Jono Ross". It's Rugby. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Potgieter takes over Bulls captaincy". Supersport. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Bulls send rookies to Newlands". Media24. Sport24. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vodacom Bulls team". Bulls. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 31–16 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Ross released to join French club" (Press release). Bulls. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Sale Sharks sign South African back-row forward Jono Ross from Stade Francais". BBC Sport. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Jono Ross named as 2018/19 Club Captain". Sale Sharks. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Sale Sharks 2019/20 Season - Squad Confirmation". Sale Sharks. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "TEAM NEWS - Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints - Gallagher Premiership Round 1". Sale Sharks. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2021.