Ben McCalman

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{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Ben McCalman

| image = Ben McCalman 2011 (cropped).jpg

| caption = McCalman at the 2011 Rugby World Cup

| birth_name = Benjamin McCalman

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|3|18}}

| birth_place = Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

| height = {{convert|192|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Ben McCalman|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfiles/ProfilePage/tabid/1513/playerid/114/Default.aspx|work=rugby.com.au|publisher=Australian Rugby Union|access-date=15 January 2014}}

| weight = {{convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Lock / Loose forward

| years1 = 2014

| years2 = 2015−2016

| ru_clubupdate = 21 July 2014

| clubs1 = Perth Spirit

| clubs2 = Panasonic Wild Knights

| apps1 = 11

| apps2 = 9

| points1 = 25

| points2 = 25

| super14 = Force

| super14years = 2010–2017

| super14caps = 91

| super14points = (55)

| super14currentclub =

| super14update = 20 July 2016

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| ru_nationalyears = 2010–2017

| ru_nationalteam = Australia

| ru_nationalcaps = 53

| ru_nationalpoints = (20)

| ru_ntupdate = 25 November 2017

| spouse =

| children =

| relatives =

| school = Kinross Wolaroi

| university = Sydney University

| medals =

{{MedalSport|Men's Rugby union}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Rugby World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 England|Squad}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 New Zealand|Squad}}

}}

Ben McCalman (born 18 March 1988 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby union footballer, playing for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition, and Australia.{{

cite web | date = 26 August 2010 | author = ARU | publisher = ARU | location = Australia

| title = Qantas Wallabies named to face South Africa

| url = http://www.rugby.com.au/news/wallabies_2010/qantas_wallabies_named_to_face_south_africa,141643.html/section/21893 | access-date = 27 August 2010}}

McCalman attended the Kinross Wolaroi School in Orange. In 2005 and 2006 he made the Australian Schools selection. McCalman then furthered his education at Sydney University. He made his Western Force and Wallabies debuts in 2010 and was a part of the Australian 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign.

In 2015, McCalman signed a three-year flexible contract with the Australian Rugby Union, becoming just the second player to sign a flexible contract. The new deal allows him to play the 2015–16 season in Japan's Top League, whilst remaining with the Western Force until the end of the 2018 season.{{cite web|title=Wallabies and Western Force No.8 Ben McCalman signs three year flexible contract|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/wallabies-and-western-force-no8-ben-mccalman-signs-three-year-flexible-contract/news-story/c7423f40ba6a3479b9751705cb24fb84|website=Fox Sports Australia|publisher=News Corporation|access-date=6 March 2017}}