Ben Tarr
| Date of birth | 17 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Southport School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Tarr (born 17 March 1994), is an American rugby union player. His usual position is tighthead prop. He plays for Denver Stampede in the PRO Rugby competition and also has played for the United States national team.
Early and personal life
Tarr grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, before studying and playing rugby at the Southport School in Queensland, Australia.[1]
Career
Tarr represented the United States under-20 team at the 2014 Junior World Rugby Trophy where he played in the front row alongside fellow future USA Eagle Titi Lamositele. He then joined the USA Selects for the 2014 Americas Rugby Championship.[2]
Tarr was selected for the USA Eagles 2014 Autumn tour to Europe. He made his test match debut on November 8 against Romania when he replaced Olive Kilifi at tight-head prop.[3] A week later he won his second cap, again as a replacement, this time replacing Mate Moeakiola.
In February 2015, Tarr signed up to the new PRO Rugby North American competition where he represents the Denver Stampede.[4]
References
- ^ "Tarr Jumps from Age-Grade to Eagles", Goff Rugby Report, November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Tarr Jumps from Age-Grade to Eagles", Goff Rugby Report, November 5, 2014.
- ^ USA leave Romania with big victory Archived April 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Rugby Americas North, November 8, 2014.
- ^ "Initial PRO Rugby Rosters Announced", This Is American Rugby, March 15, 2015.