Ben LeSage
| Full name | Benjamin Boselli LeSage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin LeSage (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays as a centre for Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby and for Canada internationally.[1] He is the son of Margaret and Bernard LeSage and an older brother to Natalie LeSage. He was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2][3]
Career
He made his international debut for Canada against Romania on 19 November 2016.[4] He made his first World Cup match appearance against Italy on 26 September 2019 in Canada's opening match of the tournament in Pool B. The match ended up in a losing cause for Canada, where Italy thrashed them in a one sided contest by scoring 48-7.[5]
Club statistics
- As of 7 March 2020
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLR 2020 | Toronto Arrows | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Ben LeSage". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Rugby Canada announces 2019 Rugby World Cup Team; Final warm-up test match against USA set to take place September 7th at BC Place Stadium". Rugby Canada. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Canada v Romania". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Italy thrash Canada to collect second bonus-point win". The Independent. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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