Ben Souness
| Full name | Benjamin John Souness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 March 1985 New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin John Souness (born 3 May 1985) is a New Zealand former rugby union player.[1]
Born in New Plymouth, Souness was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School and played in their first XV.[2]
Souness, an electrical engineer by profession, was a loose forward and played his club rugby for New Plymouth HSOB, while competing on the New Zealand rugby sevens team in the Sevens World Series. He was a gold medalist in rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[3] In 2011, Souness won a Ranfurly Shield playing with Taranaki.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rugby: Souness joins NZ sevens team". Otago Daily Times. 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Hills, Murray (26 February 2009). "Souness rushed into sevens squad". Taranaki Daily News. Stuff.co.nz.
- ↑ "Ben Souness added to NZ sevens squad in Dubai". Taranaki Daily News. Stuff.co.nz. 29 November 2011.
- ↑ McLean, Glenn (12 October 2011). "Ben Souness targeting world sevens series". Taranaki Daily News. Stuff.co.nz.
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union players from New Plymouth
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rugby sevens
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
