Background
Lam was born in Hamilton but moved to Wellington at an early age and then across to Canberra where he attended Street Edmund"s College and making the Australian Secondary Schools’ side two years running in 2004 and 2005.
Lam was born in Hamilton but moved to Wellington at an early age and then across to Canberra where he attended Street Edmund"s College and making the Australian Secondary Schools’ side two years running in 2004 and 2005.
Lam played 7 matches for Tasman in 2008 before shifting north to Waikato in 2009. He has international experience as well with the Australian Secondary Schools side. Lam"s first year in the Australian Schools team was at centre, before he was converted into a loose forward the following year and made the team again as a flanker.
Lam made his debut for Tasman in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup competition, starting at number 7 against Bay of Plenty.
After getting seven starts for Tasman in 2008, Lam returned to the Waikato, where he was born, to be part of the 2009 Chiefs Wider Training Squadron He also went on to make his first appearance for Waikato again starting in the number 7 position against Southland.
At the end of 2010, Lam signed with the Wellington Super Rugby franchise the Hurricanes for 2011. Jack Lam ended up being a standout Hurricane in 2011, starting in every match at openside flanker in every match in his rookie year in Super Rugby.
Lam made the switch to Europe in 2014, joining Greene King Indian Pharmacist Association Championship side Bristol.