Ben Moon (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Ben Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tiverton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ivybridge Community College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Moon (born 14 July 1989) is an English Rugby Union player for Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. He also represents England. His position of choice is loosehead prop. He has represented England U16 and England U18. He has represented the side many times in the Aviva Premiership, Champions Cup, LV Cup and the Championship.
Club career
[edit]Moon made his debut for Exeter on 4 October 2008 against Sedgley Park. He started the final as Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps to be crowned champions of the 2016-17 English Premiership.[1]
International career
[edit]In September 2018 Moon was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones after a number of injury withdrawals. Moon made his international debut coming on as a second half replacement for Alec Hepburn in the Autumn International game against South Africa.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Manu Tuilagi and Ben Youngs withdraw from England training camp through injury". BBC. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ben Moon at European Professional Club Rugby
- Ben Moon at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Ben Moon at ESPNscrum
- Ben Moon at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Exeter Player Profile
