Lewis Ludlam

Lewis Ludlam is a rugby union player for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints.

Born in Ipswich, Ludlam began his rugby career at Ipswich Rugby Club before joining Colchester RFC.

Ludlam attended Kesgrave High School before being recruited to renowned local rugby school, St Josephs College on a sport scholarship.

Ludlam featured on three occasions in the St Josephs College national school festival first appearing in the U-18 competition as a 15-year-old in 2011 and was also a key member of the side that reached the Daily Mail Cup semi final in the same year. Ludlam captained the school to its third victory in the national schools festival in 2013 in front of a raucous home crowd and also captained the school at U16 level to its first win at the Rosslyn Park national schools 7's competition in 2012.

Despite being released by Saints' EPDG Academy, Ludlam regained a place in the Saints' Under-18s and he moved up to the Saints' Senior Academy full time a few years later.

Ludlam then earned the call to the England U18s where he featured in their unbeaten 2014 tour of South Africa. Following that, the back row earned the call to the England U20s where he featured in four games during the World Rugby U20 Championship. In that competition, England reached the final, Ludlam featuring and being voted his country's Player of the Tournament as they were just edged to the title by the Baby Blacks.

During his time at Saints, Ludlam has spent short periods of his senior career on dual registration with Coventry, Moseley and Rotherham Titans.

Breaking into Saints' first-team squad in the 2016/17 season, Ludlam made his first-team debut in the Anglo-Welsh Cup opener that year.

Ludlam most recently helped Saints' second team the Wanderers lift the Aviva 'A' League trophy, defeating Gloucester United in the final for the title.