Ex-Saint Ramm ready for stint in New Zealand before moving back to Australia
James Ramm is ready for a short stint in New Zealand before making a permanent move back to Australia.
The two-time Saints PREM winner was this week confirmed as a new signing by Northland Rugby.
That means Ramm will be strutting his stuff in New Zealand's NPC before he heads to Western Force in Australia, having signed a two-year deal with the Super Rugby side.
Ramm’s professional journey began at Randwick, where he featured in the Shute Shield and represented Sydney Rays in the NPC before earning a Waratahs contract.
He was selected for the Junior Wallabies in 2018, pulling on the Australia jersey at that year’s World Rugby Under-20s Championship, and the 6ft 3ins flyer also balanced his early playing career with studying for a degree in bio-medical engineering at the University of New South Wales.
Ramm made an immediate impact in Super Rugby for the Waratahs – including scoring on debut in 2020 – and collected 20 appearances before moving to England.
He marked his Saints debut in the PREM Rugby Cup in September 2022, crossing twice against London Irish, and broke into league action by the November of that year.
He notched his first PREM try away to Gloucester the following month, when he was also named as the club’s cinch player of the month – an early nod to his instant impact and consistent performance.
Ramm won Saints’ breakthrough player and players’ player of the season awards in 2023.
The versatile back has since gone on to claim two PREM titles, in 2024 and 2026, becoming a key member of the black, green and gold squad.
But Ramm is eager to return to Australia as he bids to make it into the international setup.
And that prompted the 28-year-old to opt to make the move to Western Force.
With that deal not starting until later in the year, Ramm will warm up with some welcome game time in New Zealand.
And Northlands will be hoping he can produce the kind of form that made him such a key cog in the Saints wheel.
The 28-year-old leaves Saints having made a total of 75 appearances for the black, green and gold, racking up 32 tries in the process.