Ben Earl
| Date of birth | 7 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen Mary University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Earl (born 7 January 1998 in Redhill, Surrey, England) is an England international rugby union player for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby on loan from Saracens in the RFU Championship. Earl plays in the back-row.
He gained his first England cap during the 2020 Guinness Six Nations, Calcutta Cup, match between Scotland and England at Murrayfield on 8 February 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Early life and education
Earl's mother worked as a retail industry CEO and his father as a solicitor.[1]
Earl attended The New Beacon and Tonbridge School.
At school level Earl played much more cricket than rugby; he was an all-rounder and played for Kent until he was 15. He also was a serious competitive swimmer until he was 13. He has said he was overweight until age 17.
He studied comparative literature at Queen Mary University.[2]
Playing career
Earl started his playing career at Sevenoaks Rugby and came through the Saracens academy, and played for England at under-16, under-18 and under-20 level (where he also captained).[3]
He has said he prefers the freedom of playing flanker, but also plays Number 8.[4]
In May 2018 Earl was selected in England's 34 man squad for their tour to South Africa.[5] In January 2019, Earl was included as part of the 35-man England squad for the 2019 Six Nations. He was called up again for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[6]
He agreed a new contract with Saracens in 2020 which would see him spend one season on loan to Bristol Bears along with teammate Max Malins.[7]
References
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/latin-fan-chess-addict-and-he-can-play-rugby-a-bit-too-32vx39p9n
- ^ https://www.rugbyworld.com/in-the-mag/hotshots/hotshot-saracens-england-u20-back-row-ben-earl-92944
- ^ https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2017-2018/rising-stars-ben-earl/#xYz5PEZurw4zhLxE.99
- ^ https://www.rugbyworld.com/in-the-mag/hotshots/hotshot-saracens-england-u20-back-row-ben-earl-92944
- ^ Spink, Alex (2018-05-10). "Danny Cipriani back in the England rugby fold - 10 years after his last start". mirror. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Bristol Bears: Saracens duo Ben Earl and Max Malins join on loan for 2020-21 season". BBC Sport. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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