Ben McCalman

Ben McCalman

McCalman at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Benjamin McCalman
Date of birth	(1988-03-18) 18 March 1988
Place of birth	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
School	Kinross Wolaroi
University	Sydney University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Loose forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 2015−16 Perth Spirit Panasonic Wild Knights 11 9 (25) (25) Correct as of 21 July 2014 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2017 Force 91 (55) Correct as of 20 July 2016 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2017 Australia 53 (20) Correct as of 25 November 2017

Ben McCalman (born 18 March 1988 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby union footballer, playing for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition, and Australia.

McCalman attended the Kinross Wolaroi School in Orange. In 2005 and 2006 he made the Australian Schools selection. McCalman then furthered his education at Sydney University. He made his Western Force and Wallabies debuts in 2010 and was a part of the Australian 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign.

In 2015, McCalman signed a three-year flexible contract with the Australian Rugby Union, becoming just the second player to sign a flexible contract. The new deal allows him to play the 2015-16 season in Japan's Top League, whilst remaining with the Western Force until the end of the 2018 season.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 20 July 2016

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2010	Force	13	8	5	716	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Force	16	14	2	1170	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2012	Force	8	5	3	358	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2013	Force	14	11	3	794	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2014	Force	14	14	0	1066	4	0	0	0	20	1	0
2015	Force	15	15	0	1152	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2016	Force	11	9	2	632	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total		91	76	15	5888	11	0	0	0	55	1	0

External links

• Wallabies profile
• Western Force profile
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