Miles Benjamin

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Miles Benjamin
Personal information
Full name Miles Benjamin
Date of birth 11 May 1988 (1988-05-11) (age 20)
Place of birth Solihull, West Midlands, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 16 st 7 lbs (106 kg)
School(s) attended King Edward's School, Birmingham
Club information
Position(s) Wing
Current club Worcester Warriors
Number 11
Youth clubs
Years Club

2006 ‐		 Pertemps Bees
Worcester Academy
Youth representative teams
2006 ‐ 07 England U-19
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2006 ‐ Worcester Warriors 13 (30)

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

Miles Benjamin born 11 May 1988 in Solihull, West Midlands, England is a rugby union player for Worcester Warriors in the Guinness Premiership. Benjamin's main position is wing. He also played several other sports in his youth, representing the West Midlands at athletics and waterpolo, and Warwickshire at cricket. He received the Bach memorial price for sportsman of the year from his school, King Edward's School, Birmingham.[1]

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[edit] Club career

Benjamin was signed by the Worcester Warriors Academy. After suffering a fractured fibula at the Middlesex Sevens in August 2006, Benjamin returned to full fitness with the help of the Worcester Warriors physios after a year out, returning in the 2007 Middlesex Sevens tournament.

His debut first-team appearance was against London Irish in the EDF Energy Cup, where he scored a try. His debut Guinness Premiership appearance was as a substitute against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. He scored his first Premiership try against Newcastle Falcons in January 2008.

In 2008, Benjamin agreed a two-year deal which will keep him at Worcester Warriors until 2010.[1]

[edit] International career

Benjamin played for the England Under-19 team in the IRB Under-19 World Championships in April 2007.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Wing sensation Benjamin signs Warriors deal. Worcester Warriors (2008-01-02). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  2. ^ Benjamin strikes as England cut loose. Worcester Warriors (2007-04-18). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.

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