Ben Donaldson (rugby union)
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Waverley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Donaldson (born 4 April 1999) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Super Rugby club the Western Force and the Australia national team.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Donaldson made his Australia debut on 13 November 2022, coming on for Noah Lolesio in the 75th minute of a 28–27 loss to Italy in the Autumn Nations Cup.[3] He made his first start at fly-half two weeks later in the game against Wales, and kicked two penalties and a conversion to help Australia to a 39–34 win.[4]
He was a member of the Australian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and played in 4 games scoring 45 points.
Reference list
[edit]- ^ "NSW Waratahs confirm 2019 squad" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Ben DONALDSON profile and stats".
- ^ "Autumn Nations Series - Match report Italy vs Australia, le 12/11/2022".
- ^ "Autumn Nations Series - Match report Wales vs Australia, le 26/11/2022".
External links
[edit]- Ben Donaldson at ESPNscrum
- Ben Donaldson at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Rugby.com.au profile
Categories:
- Australian rugby union players
- Living people
- Rugby union fly-halves
- 1999 births
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Sydney (NRC team) players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- People educated at Waverley College
- Randwick DRUFC players
- Western Force players