Frampton’s journey from 5th grade to 1st grade and on to the Premier Rugby finals

By Tim Mosey Easts are on track to play finals footy in 2018 and their young flyhalf Jack Frampton is a bit reason why. But Frampton is not your typical premier rugby player. He didn’t spend three years playing first XV at a GPS school nor did he play Australian Schoolboys or Junior Wallabies. He is though, a Tiger to the core. “I’ve played at Easts since the under 7s,” 21 year old Frampton said. “While I was at Ormiston College I spent my younger years playing touch more than rugby. I played First XV but took a couple of years off and came back in my second year of colts. “I just wasn’t enjoying playing and who I was playing with so I took a break while I was in school.” A carpenter by trade, Frampton has been at the centre of Easts’ charge towards the 2018 post season, just a few years after he gave the game away. “When I came back and played colts I just wanted to enjoy myself again, meet some new people and enjoy playing footy. “I
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