Ben Betts (rugby union)

Ben Betts
Full name Ben B. Betts
Date of birth (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996
Place of birth Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
Weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–
2016–17
2017		 Leicester Tigers
Loughborough Students
Sydney University		 2
19
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 12 July 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Ireland Under 20s ()
Correct as of July 2017

Ben Betts (born 28 August 1996, Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick, Ireland)[1] is an Irish professional rugby union prop forward for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership.

Career

Born in Ballyhahill in County Limerick he went to school at Tarbet Comprehensive school in County Kerry. Betts' first club was Shannon Estuary after a single year he moved on to Young Munster where he spent majority of his youth career.[2] Betts was named in the Ireland squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3] Despite featuring strongly in Ireland's run to the final he was not offered a professional contract by the IRFU or Munster. Instead Betts moved across the Irish sea to Leicester Tigers.[4]

Betts made his Leicester debut from the bench on 28 January 2017 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Northampton Saints at Welford Road.[5] He featured again the next week but has yet to feature in the Premiership. He spent the season on a dual registration with Loughborough Students in National League 1, before spending a summer loan spell with Sydney University in Australia.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Betts". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "The future is bright: Ben Betts (First year sub-academy)". Irish Independent. 11 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ireland Squad Named For World Rugby U-20 Championship". 23 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leicester Tigers set to add Ireland under 20s prop". Leicester Mercury. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Murphy delighted by pride and passion". Leicester Tigers. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Ireland U20s prop Betts playing in Australia but will return to Leicester". the42.ie. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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