Ben Coutts

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Ben Coutts
Personal information
Full name Ben Coutts
Date of birth 15 August 1979 (1979-08-15) (age 28)
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 124 kg (19 st 7 lb)
Nickname(s) Donk
Club information
Position(s) Prop
Current club Queensland Reds
Number 3
Youth clubs
Years Club
Brumbies
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2004 ‐ 05
2005 ‐ 06		 Ebbw Vale RFC
Sale Sharks
23
Super Rugby
Provincial sides

2006
2006 ‐		 Canberra Vikings
Southland
Souths

7 (0)
Super Rugby

2007 ‐		 Brumbies
Queensland Reds
3 (0)

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

Ben Coutts (born 15 August 1979 in Canberra) is an Australian rugby union footballer, currently signed with Australian franchise, the Queensland Reds, who play in the international Super 14 tournament. Prior to moving to the Reds, Coutts played for Welsh Premiership club Ebbw Vale RFC for half a season in 2005. He was then spotted by former Ebbw Vale player Kingsley Jones who is currently the forwards coach at English club Sale Sharks. Coutts was born in Canberra, and he became a product of the Brumbies Rugby development program, and was in the system when Eddie Jones was at the Brumbies. He represented the ACT and under-19 and under-21 level.

Coutts made the move to the English premiership, signing with the Sale Sharks. He made his debut against Worcester in 2005. He since became a regular in the starting lineup for the Sharks.

He was closely monitored by 2007 Reds coach Jones, and was offered a two-year contract to return to Australia and play Super 14, he accepted. Coutts' contract with Sale ended in May, 2006. He played for Southland in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup, before officially joining the Reds squad for the newly created Australian Provincial Championship. In November 2006 he played in the Australian Prime Minister's XV Rugby team coached by Bob Dwyer against the Japan national rugby union team, winning 61-19.

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