Ben Blair
| Full name | Ben Austin Blair | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Westport, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Marist-albion | |||
| correct as of 7 July 2014. | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007-2012 | Cardiff Blues | 71 | (664) |
| correct as of 7 July 2014. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999-2003 | Canterbury | 52 | (696) |
| correct as of 7 July 2014. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001-2004 2005-2006 |
Crusaders Highlanders |
28 23 |
(159) (217) |
| Current local club | retired | ||
| correct as of 7 July 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001-2002 |  New Zealand |
4 | (4) |
| correct as of 7 July 2014. | |||
Ben Austin Blair (born 26 March 1979 in Westport, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer. He played four tests for New Zealand. He scored 37 points on his All Blacks debut against Ireland A in 2001 at Ravenhill in Belfast, however as this was not a test match he was not capped. His first Test match appearance came in November that year against Scotland.
Blair made his Canterbury debut in 1999 and his Crusaders debut in 2001. He won the Super 12 with the Crusaders in 2002, as well as the NPC and the Ranfurly Shield with Canterbury. He also scored an NPC First Division record of 37 points for Canterbury, against Counties Manukau in only his fourth NPC game.
In 2006, he moved to the Highlanders, before moving to the Cardiff Blues, with whom he played between 2007 and 2012. He scored 25 points, including two tries, in the EDF Energy Cup final against Gloucester at Twickenham in April 2009.[1]
He was with SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne of the Top 14, however he was forced to retire due to injury without playing a single game for the side [2]