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Ben Lam

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Ben Lam

Lam representing Montpellier during the Top 14
Full name	Misimoa Benjamin Lam
Date of birth	(1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School	St. Peter's College
Notable relative(s)	Pat Lam (uncle) AJ Lam (brother) Jack Lam (cousin) Seilala Lam (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback Current team Montpellier Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2015 Blues 6 (5) 2012–2015 Auckland 30 (50) 2017–2020 Hurricanes 44 (155) 2017–2019 Wellington 28 (70) 2020–2022 Bordeaux Bègles 49 (60) 2022– Montpellier 15 (15) Correct as of 19 January 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2023– Samoa 0 (0) Correct as of 28 August 2023 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2012–2016 New Zealand 16 Correct as of 28 August 2023
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team competition

Misimoa Benjamin Lam (born 9 June 1991) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Top 14 club Montpellier. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Club career[edit]

Lam played wing for Mitre 10 Cup team Auckland.^[1] He was selected for the Auckland and Blues sides in 2012. He played 12 games for Auckland after making his debut in 2012 against Hawke's Bay. He made one Super Rugby appearance for the Auckland Blues in 2012.^[2]

International career[edit]

In November 2012 he entered into a contract as a New Zealand sevens player, making his debut at the Dubai Sevens.^[3] Lam won a silver Commonwealth Games Medal as a member of the All Black Sevens team at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.^[4] Lam has international experience with the New Zealand Sevens. Since 2017 he has played for the Hurricanes.

Personal life[edit]

Lam was born in Auckland, a nephew of rugby player Pat Lam.^[5] He was educated at St Peter's College, where he played rugby in the college First XV^[6] and excelled at athletics,^[7] principally in the 100 metres (breaking 11 seconds) and 200 metres, as well as the long jump.^[3] In Wellington, while giving his services to the Hurricanes franchise, Lam is completing his degree in Geography and Marine Biology and pursues his interest in underwater diving around Breaker Bay. He likes reading and he and other Hurricanes players Ardie Savea, Chris Eves and Blade Thomson have promoted a book club.^[8]

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External links[edit]

• Ben Lam at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
• Ben LamatESPNscrum
• Ben Lam at ItsRugby.co.uk