# Ramone Samuels

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South African rugby union player

Rugby player

Ramone Samuels Full name Ramone Christie Samuels Born (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 31) Somerset West, South Africa Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) School Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch Notable relative Damian Willemse (brother) Rugby union career Position Flanker / Number eight / Hooker Current team Stormers / Western Province Youth career 2010–2013 Western Province 2014–2015 Golden Lions Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 UJ 0 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 Golden Lions XV 18 (25) 2016 Lions 3 (0) 2016 Golden Lions 3 (0) 2017-18 Stormers 32 (15) 2017–19 Western Province 13 (10) Correct as of 13 July 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 South Africa Schools 0 (0) 2017 South Africa 'A' 2 (0) Correct as of 24 May 2018

**Ramone Christie Samuels** (born 3 November 1994 in [Somerset West](/source/Somerset_West), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa)) is a South African [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player for the [Stormers](/source/Stormers) in [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby) and [Western Province](/source/Stormers) in the [Currie Cup](/source/Currie_Cup).[1] He can play as a flanker, number eight or hooker.

## Rugby career

### Youth rugby / Western Province

Samuels attended [Paul Roos Gymnasium](/source/Paul_Roos_Gymnasium) in [Stellenbosch](/source/Stellenbosch) and a he earned a provincial call-up to represent [Western Province](/source/Stormers) at the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in [Upington](/source/Upington), scoring a try in their 28–7 victory over the Golden Lions[2]

He also represented Western Province at the premier South African high schools competition, the Under-18 [Craven Week](/source/Craven_Week), on two occasions – at the 2011 tournament in [Kimberley](/source/Kimberley%2C_Northern_Cape) and the 2012 tournament in [Port Elizabeth](/source/Port_Elizabeth). He scored a try in their 2012 match against the [SWD Eagles](/source/SWD_Eagles)[3] and was also included in the [South Africa Schools](/source/South_Africa_national_under-18_rugby_union_team) squad after the competition, although he didn't feature in any of their three matches during the Under-18 International Series.

He joined the Western Province Rugby Institute after high school and played for [Western Province U19](/source/Stormers) in the [2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship](/source/2013_Under-19_Provincial_Championship). He played in eleven of their twelve matches during the competition, initially playing as a hooker, but starting their final six matches as an eighth man. He scored a try in their match against [Sharks U19](/source/Sharks_(rugby_union)),[4] two tries in their 45–36 win over [Leopards U19](/source/Leopards_(rugby_union))[5] and a fourth for the season in a victory over [Border U19](/source/Border_Bulldogs),[6] but his side had a poor season, finishing in fifth position and failing to qualify for the semi-finals, despite being the defending champions.

### Golden Lions

Prior to the 2014 season, Samuels moved to [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg) to join the [Golden Lions](/source/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)). He was named in their squad for the [2014 Vodacom Cup](/source/2014_Vodacom_Cup), but didn't make any appearances in the competition. He did feature in nine matches for the [Golden Lions U19](/source/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)) side in the [2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship](/source/2014_Under-21_Provincial_Championship) in the second half of the season though, scoring a try in a 113–3 victory over [Border U19](/source/Border_Bulldogs)[7] to help them finish in third spot on the log. He played off the bench in their semi-final match against trans-[Jukskei](/source/Jukskei_River) rivals [Blue Bulls U19](/source/Bulls_(rugby_union)),[8] but could not prevent the side from [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria) winning 23–19 to eliminate Samuels' side from the competition.

He got his first taste of first class rugby in 2015, when he represented the [Golden Lions XV](/source/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)) in the [2015 Vodacom Cup](/source/2015_Vodacom_Cup) competition. He made his debut by playing off the bench in a 53–3 victory over the [Welwitschias](/source/Welwitschias) in [Windhoek](/source/Windhoek),[9] his first of nine appearances as a reserve in the competition. In his sixth match – against the [Leopards](/source/Leopards_(rugby_union)) in Johannesburg, he scored his first try in first class rugby, scoring within seconds of appearing from the bench to help his side to a 63–10 victory.[10] Despite being named in the Golden Lions' senior squad for the [2015 Currie Cup Premier Division](/source/2015_Currie_Cup_Premier_Division), he reverted to the Under-21 squad, where he started nine of their matches in [Group A of the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship](/source/2015_Under-21_Provincial_Championship_Group_A) and came on as a replacement in one more match. He scored a try in each of their matches against [Eastern Province U21](/source/Eastern_Province_Elephants) – helping them secure a 73–14 win in [Port Elizabeth](/source/Port_Elizabeth)[11] and a 40–24 win in Johannesburg[12] – as the golden Lions finished in fourth place to secure the final semi-final berth. Samuels ended on the losing side in the semi-finals of the competition for the second season in a row as [Western Province U21](/source/Stormers) won 43–20 in [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town).[13]

In 2016, Samuels was included in the [Golden Lions XV](/source/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)) squad for the [2016 Currie Cup qualification](/source/2016_Currie_Cup_qualification) series. He made his first ever first class start in their first opening match of the competition, a 23–27 defeat to the [Border Bulldogs](/source/Border_Bulldogs)[14] and also started in a their match against the [Welwitschias](/source/Welwitschias) in [Windhoek](/source/Windhoek) a week later, scoring a try in a 66–12 win.[15] He was then called up to the [Lions](/source/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)) [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby) squad and named on the bench for their match against the [Southern Kings](/source/Southern_Kings) in Round Nine of the [2016 Super Rugby season](/source/2016_Super_Rugby_season).[16] He made his Super Rugby debut by coming on as a replacement for [Akker van der Merwe](/source/Akker_van_der_Merwe) in the 63rd minute of the match.[17]

### Stormers / Western Province

At the start of 2017, Samuels moved to [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town), where he joined the [Stormers](/source/Stormers) [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby) team and the [Western Province](/source/Stormers) [Currie Cup](/source/Currie_Cup) team.[18]

## Personal life

Samuels is the older brother of [Damian Willemse](/source/Damian_Willemse), also a professional rugby union player (Samuels' birth was registered under his mother's maiden name).[19] Both brothers were members of the [Western Province](/source/Stormers) squad that won the [2017 Currie Cup Premier Division](/source/2017_Currie_Cup_Premier_Division).

## References

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