Ben Alexander (rugby union)

{{short description|Australian Rugby Union and Finska player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Other uses|Ben Alexander (disambiguation){{!}}Ben Alexander}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Ben Alexander

| image = Ben Alexander (rugby union).jpg

| birth_name = Ben E. Alexander

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|11|13}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = {{convert|189|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|105.2|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

| occupation = Retired

| school = Knox Grammar School

| ru_currentposition =

| ru_currentteam =

| position = Tighthead Prop

| amatyears1 = 2003–2018

| amatteam1 = Uni-Norths Owls

| amatapps1 = 35

| years1 = 2006–2007

| years2 = 2007

| years3 = 2014

| years4 = 2015–present

| clubs1 = Bedford Blues

| clubs2 = Western Sydney Rams

| clubs3 = Greater Sydney Rams

| clubs4 = Canberra Vikings

| apps1 =

| apps2 = 7

| apps3 = 0

| apps4 = 9

| points1 =

| points2 = 20

| points3 = 0

| points4 = 5

| ru_clubupdate = 22 February 2017

| superyears1 = 2008–2018

| super1 = Brumbies

| superapps1 = 154

| superpoints1 = 105

| super14update = 22 July 2016

| ru_currentclub =

| provinceyears1 =

| province1 =

| provinceapps1 =

| provincepoints1 =

| repyears1 = 2008 –2018

| repyears2 = 2005

| repteam1 = Australia

| repteam2 = Australia U-21

| repcaps1 = 72

| reppoints1 = 20

| ru_ntupdate = 30 November 2014

| repsevensyears1 =

| repsevenscomp1 =

}}

Ben Alexander (born 13 November 1984) is an Australian rugby union and finska player. He plays first-tier, professional rugby for the Greater Sydney Rams in the Australian domestic National Rugby Championship competition and for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition. Alexander has also played for the Australian national rugby union team, the Wallabies.

Career

He played with Beecroft Cherrybrook Rugby club and played his colts rugby with the UC Owls in Canberra where he was selected to play for the Australian U21 and the Brumby Runners.

Alexander played for the Western Sydney Rams in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Alexander's competition teammates included Kurtley Beale, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Lachie Turner and Josh Holmes.{{citation needed |date = January 2013}}

Alexander also played for the Bedford Blues in what was National Division 1 (now rebranded the RFU Championship) in England during the 2006–07 season.{{cite web | url = http://rugby.statbunker.com/players/getPlayerStats?player_id=19295 | title = Ben Alexander stats | work = Bedford RUFC | publisher = Statbunker |access-date= 11 November 2014}}

Alexander made his Brumbies debut in round 3 of the 2008 Super 14 season off the bench in round three against the Queensland Reds, scoring a try to the delight of the Brumbies home crowd, in particular the punters. He went on to play six games off the bench in that season. When the Wallaby squad was named by new coach Robbie Deans Alexander was a surprise inclusion after playing only six games for the Brumbies. He made his test debut against France in Sydney.{{citation needed |date = January 2013}} In 2009, he played in all 13 games for the Brumbies and in all 14 games for the Wallabies.

Alexander became the top try scorer for the Brumbies in 2010, scoring 7 tries from 13 games. Although injury hindered his test season that year, he recovered to play all 5 tests in the Spring Tour.{{cite web | url = http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfiles/ProfilePage/tabid/1513/playerid/98/Default.aspx | title = Ben Alexander profile | work = Wallabies | publisher = Australian Rugby Union |access-date= 19 June 2013}}

Super Rugby statistics

{{updated|25 July 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_10113.html | title=Player Statistics | work=its rugby | access-date=26 July 2016}}

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:90%; font-size:95%; width:60%;"
2008	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	6	0	6	133	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2009	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	13	9	4	817	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
2010	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	13	13	0	1036	7	0	0	0	35	0	0
2011	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	16	16	0	1207	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
2012	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	15	14	1	1031	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2013	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	18	16	2	1251	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2014	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	18	17	1	1176	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2015	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	18	17	1	1012	3	0	0	0	15	0	0
2016	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	13	12	1	585	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2017	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	15	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	9	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total \|\| 154 \|\| 122 \|\| 32 \|\| 8248 \|\| 21 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 105 \|\| 2 \|\| 0