{"id":303397,"date":"2025-11-23T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/303397\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:30:07","slug":"cody-ramsey-targets-nrl-return-from-horror-illness-with-sydney-roosters-james-tedesco-st-george-illawarra-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/303397\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Ramsey targets NRL return from horror illness with Sydney Roosters, James Tedesco, St George Illawarra Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roosters\u2019 recruit Cody Ramsey has opened up on going from the brink of medical retirement due to a horror illness to on the verge of one of the greatest NRL comeback stories.<\/p>\n

Ramsey last played in the NRL in 2022 after an ulcerative colitis diagnosis, which is a potentially life-threatening condition that causes inflammation of the digestive tract, turned his life and rugby league career upside down. <\/p>\n

However, despite multiple doctors ruling out a rugby league comeback, Ramsey ended a 896-day wait to take the field for the Dragons\u2019 NSW Cup side last year and went on to captain them to the Grand Final. <\/p>\n

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The heroic return to the game he loves saw him rewarded with a two-year deal with the Roosters, that will see him work as an understudy to captain and reigning Dally M Medallist James Tedesco. <\/p>\n

Speaking with The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>, Ramsey is excited to begin the next chapter of his rugby league career with such a proud club like the Roosters. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty special, it\u2019s such a prestigious club,\u201d Ramsey told The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited to get into training and play some games. I\u2019m ecstatic and very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ramsey\u2019s illness saw him drop from 90kg to 62kg at his lowest point, but the tenacious fullback never doubted he could get back on the field. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t arrogance or anything like that, I just thought I could do it,\u201d Ramsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had thousands of kids message me that have this illness. They thought they would never be able to play sport again or enjoy life. Now they have seen me do it, they are trying to get back.<\/p>\n

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St George Illawarra’s Cody Ramsey in his comeback match. PIc: InstagramSource: Supplied<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to get back and play football, see what that looked like, I didn\u2019t really know. No one really knew, did they?<\/p>\n

\u201cI could have played five games and something with my guts could have happened. I wasn\u2019t nervous, I was just ecstatic. Emotional was the feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Ramsey will bid to add to his 36 NRL games at the Roosters and is excited to work with one of the best players to ever play the fullback position. <\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to put my head down and learn anything from what he does, he\u2019s the best player in the comp,\u201d Ramsey said. <\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I can soak in some information and learn just a little bit from him, I\u2019ll be much better for it, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite moving on from the Dragons, Ramsey will always hold the club close to his heart, after they never gave up on his dream to return to rugby league and supported him through his horror illness. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have gotten back if not for what they did,\u201d Ramsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for a better situation to be in. If I ever needed something, it was just one phone call.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In Round 8 next season the Roosters play the Dragons on ANZAC Day and Ramsey admits he would have mixed emotions coming up against his old club. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be strange, wouldn\u2019t it?\u201d Ramsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d be up against some of my best mates. Blake Lawrie is godfather to my daughter, so it would be strange. He\u2019d probably come after me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly think I would cry if I ran out onto the field. It\u2019s just special, isn\u2019t it?\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roosters\u2019 recruit Cody Ramsey has opened up on going from the brink of medical retirement due to a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,4504,173202,173199,173200,763,130247,173201,8095,173204,4415,146663,761,762,158,40819,159,108291,173203,85,4563,1080,153438,173205,173198],"class_list":["post-303397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-blake-lawrie","tag-cody-ramsey","tag-comeback-match","tag-digestive-tract","tag-fox-league","tag-fullback-position","tag-grant-re-signs","tag-harry-grant","tag-horror-illness","tag-james-tedesco","tag-medical-retirement","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-phone-call","tag-rugby-league","tag-rugby-league-career","tag-rugby-league-comeback","tag-sports","tag-st-george-illawarra-dragons","tag-sydney-roosters","tag-targets-miracle","tag-ulcerative-colitis-diagnosis","tag-world-cup-draw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}