Aaron Ramsey by RONAN

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Aaron Ramsey
As a child, Ramsey attended Rhymney Valley Comprehensive School (Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni) in the Caerphilly County Borough. Before turning to football, he was a keen rugby player and athlete. As a schoolboy he played as a winger for Caerphilly R.F.C.s youth development programme, where he was approached by scouts from Rugby League side St Helens RLFC after playing in a youth match against them[4] but had already been signed by Cardiff City's youth academy. Ramsey was Welsh Schools' Athletic Association pentathlon champion in 2005 and was ranked 4th in Great Britain in the under 17 age group in 2006. He lived with his parents, Marlene and Kevin, and his brother, Josh, until moving to London where he was housemates with former Cardiff City teammate, Chris Gunter, who was then playing for Tottenham Hotspur. Ramsey is bilingual, speaking both Welsh and English.In his personal life he was engaged with Colleen Rowlands but they broke up.

International Career
Ramsey had his first taste of international action when he was called up for the Wales U17s in 2005.