| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Austin Blair | |
| Date of birth | 26 March 1979 | |
| 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 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Marist Albion | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1999 ‐ 06 2005 ‐ 06 2006 ‐ |
Crusaders Highlanders Cardiff Blues Canterbury |
71 (664) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2001 ‐ 02 | New Zealand | 4 (4) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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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.
He scored 25 points, including two tries, in the EDF Energy Cup final against Gloucester at Twickenham on 18 April 2009.[1]
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