Ben Alexander (rugby union)

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Ben Alexander
Full name Ben E. Alexander
Date of birth (1984-11-13) 13 November 1984
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
School Knox Grammar School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Tighthead Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006–2007
2007
2014
2015−present		 Bedford Blues
Western Sydney Rams
Greater Sydney Rams
Canberra Vikings
7
0
8
(20)
(0)
(5)
correct as of 3 November 2015.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008–present Brumbies 130 (105)
correct as of 22 July 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008 –
2005		 Australia
Australia U-21		 72 (20)
correct as of 30 November 2014.

Ben Alexander (born 13 November 1984) is an Australian Rugby Union player. He plays first-tier, professional rugby for the Greater Sydney Rams in the Australian domestic National Rugby Championship competition and for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition. Alexander has also played for the Australian national rugby union team, the Wallabies.

Career

Alexander attended Knox Grammar in Sydney until 2002, he was involved in drama and arts, and played the lead in school productions. He played his colts rugby with the UC Owls in Canberra where he was selected to play for the Australian U21 and the Brumby Runners.

Alexander played for the Western Sydney Rams in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Alexander's competition team mates included Kurtley Beale, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Lachie Turner and Josh Holmes.

Alexander also played for the Bedford Blues in what was National Division 1 (now rebranded the RFU Championship) in England during the 2006–07 season.[1]

Alexander made his Brumbies debut in round 3 of the 2008 Super 14 season off the bench in round three against the Queensland Reds, scoring a try to the delight of the Brumbies home crowd, in particular the punters. He went on to play six games off the bench in that season. When the Wallaby squad was named by new coach Robbie Deans Alexander was a surprise inclusion after playing only six games for the Brumbies. He made his test debut against France in Sydney. In 2009, he played in all 13 games for the Brumbies and in all 14 games for the Wallabies.

Alexander became the top try scorer for the Brumbies in 2010, scoring 7 tries from 13 games. Although injury hindered his test season that year, he recovered to play all 5 tests in the Spring Tour.[2]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 25 July 2016[3]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2008 Brumbies 6 0 6 133 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2009 Brumbies 13 9 4 817 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
2010 Brumbies 13 13 0 1036 7 0 0 0 35 0 0
2011 Brumbies 16 16 0 1207 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
2012 Brumbies 15 14 1 1031 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2013 Brumbies 18 16 2 1251 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014 Brumbies 18 17 1 1176 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015 Brumbies 18 17 1 1012 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
2016 Brumbies 13 12 1 585 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Total 130 114 16 8248 21 0 0 0 105 2 0

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Alexander stats". Bedford RUFC. Statbunker. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ben Alexander profile". Wallabies. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

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