Ben Blair

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Ben Blair
Personal information
Full name Ben Austin Blair
Date of birth March 26, 1979 (1979-03-26) (age 29)
Place of birth Westport, New Zealand
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 12 st 12 lbs (83 kg)
School(s) attended St Andrew's College, Christchurch
Club information
Position(s) Full Back
Current club Cardiff Blues
Number 15
Youth clubs
Years Club
Marist Albion
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1999 ‐ 06
2005 ‐ 06
2006 ‐
Canterbury Crusaders
Otago Highlanders
Cardiff Blues


41 (337)
Representative teams
2001 ‐ 02 New Zealand 6 (58)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Ben Austin Blair (born 26 March 1979 in Westport, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer who plays at a full-back for the Cardiff Blues, and previously played six games for the All Blacks. On his All Blacks debut in 2001, he scored 37 points (including three tries) against Ireland A at Ravenhill in Belfast, however as this was not a test match he was not capped. His first Test match appearance came in November that year against Scotland.

He has won the Super 12 with the Crusaders, the NPC and The Ranfurly Shield with Canterbury. He also scored an NPC First Division record of 37 points for Canterbury, against Counties Manukau in only his fourth NPC game.

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