Ben Alexander (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Ben E. Alexander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 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, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Alexander (born 13 November 1984) is an Australian Rugby Union player. He plays first-tier, professional rugby for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition. Alexander has also been named to the Australian national side, the Wallabies
Career
Alexander attended Knox Grammar in Sydney until 2002. 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's rise to fame came during the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship competition where he played for the Western Sydney Rams. Alexander starred in the competition with team mates Kurtley Beale, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Lachie Turner and Josh Holmes.
Alexander also previously played for the Bedford Blues in what was National Division 1 (now rebranded the RFU Championship) in England during the 2006–07 season.
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. 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 bolter for the squad after only playing six games for the Brumbies and made his test debut against France in Sydney.
He furthered his professional career in 2009, appearing 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 bounced back strongly starring in all 5 tests in the Spring Tour.[1]
References
- ^ Player profiles Wallabies
External links
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