Ben Addison
| Birth name | Ben Addison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 January 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Glasgow Caledonian University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Addison (born 8 January 1985, in Scotland) is a former Scotland Sevens international rugby union player and now coach who played fullback and on the wing for Glasgow Warriors.
At university Addison was studying to be a physiotherapist.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Addison came through the age grades at amateur provincial level playing with Caledonia at U16, U18 and U19[1]
He played for Stirling County.[2][3] He played in the British & Irish Cup for County.[4]
He then moved to Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians in 2015.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit]Addison played for Glasgow Warriors in 2005-06 season.
He started the match against Ayr.[7]
He also started on the bench in the Warriors match against Edinburgh Rugby that same season.[8]
He broke into Glasgow's academy squad for season 2006-07.[9] He played in the Warriors match against the Scotland U20 side.[10]
International career
[edit]Addison came through the age grades for Scotland. He played for Scotland U19[1][11] and at Scotland U21[1][12][13]
He was then capped by Scotland Sevens.[14][15] He was selected for all eight legs of the 2006-2007 World Series and after recovering from injury was selected for the final four legs of the 2007-2008 Series.
Coaching career
[edit]In 2014 he became an assistant coach at Stirling County.[14]
In 2015 he joined Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians as a player-coach.[14]
In 2016 he was made a backs coach at Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians.[16]
In 2021 he became attack coach of Hamilton RFC.
In 2023 he became head coach of Hamilton RFC.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Glasgow Warriors - Ben Addison".
- ^ "Read the latest news and game reports from Stirling County RFC". Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Currie Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "British & Irish Cup round 3 preview 7th December 2012".
- ^ "Second half collapse leads to big defeat for Musselburgh Rugby Club". 27 November 2015.
- ^ webmaster@briefreport.co.uk, briefreport.co.uk -. "Former Scotland Sevens cap Ben Addison joins GHA". Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Coaches Pleased With Practice Venture - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow Benefit In Defeat - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Players".
- ^ "Third Win For Warriors Back-Up - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Lorimer, Alan (12 April 2004). "Kibble steps up for Scots challenge".
- ^ "Time for Irish to realise potential". The Irish Times.
- ^ "England U21s on Grand Slam Journey".
- ^ a b c "Former Scotland Sevens cap Ben Addison joins GHA". 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Anderson Gets 7S Call - Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ "GHA Rugby Club - Official Website - New Coaching Team Appointed". Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.