Ben Alexander (rugby union)

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Ben Alexander

Birth name	Ben E. Alexander
Date of birth	(1984-11-13) 13 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105.2 kg (16 st 8 lb; 232 lb)
School	Knox Grammar School
Occupation(s)	Retired
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2018 Uni-Norths Owls 35 () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2007 2007 2014 2015–present Bedford Blues Western Sydney Rams Greater Sydney Rams Canberra Vikings 7 0 9 (20) (0) (5) Correct as of 22 February 2017 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2018 Brumbies 154 (105) Correct as of 22 July 2016 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 –2018 2005 Australia Australia U-21 72 (20) Correct as of 30 November 2014

Ben Alexander (born 13 November 1984) is an Australian rugby union and finska player. He plays first-tier, professional rugby for the Greater Sydney Rams in the Australian domestic National Rugby Championship competition and for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition. Alexander has also played for the Australian national rugby union team, the Wallabies.

He played with Beecroft Cherrybrook Rugby club and played his colts rugby with the UC Owls in Canberra where he was selected to play for the Australian U21 and the Brumby Runners.

Alexander played for the Western Sydney Rams in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Alexander's competition teammates included Kurtley Beale, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Lachie Turner and Josh Holmes.^{[citation needed]}

Alexander also played for the Bedford Blues in what was National Division 1 (now rebranded the RFU Championship) in England during the 2006–07 season.^[1]

Alexander made his Brumbies debut in round 3 of the 2008 Super 14 season off the bench in round three against the Queensland Reds, scoring a try to the delight of the Brumbies home crowd, in particular the punters. He went on to play six games off the bench in that season. When the Wallaby squad was named by new coach Robbie Deans Alexander was a surprise inclusion after playing only six games for the Brumbies. He made his test debut against France in Sydney.^{[citation needed]} In 2009, he played in all 13 games for the Brumbies and in all 14 games for the Wallabies.

Alexander became the top try scorer for the Brumbies in 2010, scoring 7 tries from 13 games. Although injury hindered his test season that year, he recovered to play all 5 tests in the Spring Tour.^[2]

As of 25 July 2016^[3]

• Brumbies Profile
• Ben Alexander at ESPNscrum