Ben Moxham (born 9 June 2001) is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
| Date of birth | 9 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Larne, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15.3 st; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Larne High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Ulster University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A native of Larne, County Antrim, Moxham attended Larne High School[2] where he mainly played soccer, until he joined Larne Rugby Club in about 2016.[3] He was picked for Ulster at age-grade levels, and moved to All-Ireland League club Ballymena.[4] He was first selected for Ireland under-20s in February 2020,[5] and played in the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship in July.[3]
He made his senior debut for Ulster as a replacement against Connacht in December 2020.[6][7] He made four appearances, all from the bench, in the 2020–21 season.[1] He was selected for the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship in June 2021, while studying Sports Studies at Ulster University.[2]
He began the 2021-22 season in his second year in the Ulster Academy,[8] and was upgraded to a development contract in December 2021.[9] This season, he made 13 appearances, including six starts.[1] He made first Champions Cup appearance in January 2022,[10] and his first Champions Cup start against Toulouse in April.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c Club playing statistics at itsrugby.co.uk
- ^ a b Russell Keers, "Former Larne High pupil named in Ireland squad For U20 Six Nations", Northern Ireland World, 11 June 2021
- ^ a b Cian Tracey, "Former soccer player Ben Moxham hoping lessons from Jacob Stockdale and Ian Madigan can help him and Ireland U-20s", Irish Independent, 30 June 2021
- ^ "Get to know: Ben Moxham", Ulster Rugby, 22 January 2021
- ^ "Noel McNamara makes two changes to Ireland U20 side for Wales clash", The Irish Times, 5 February 2020
- ^ "Ulster team named to face Connacht in first round of inter-pros". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Pro14: Ulster battle past Connacht in bruising inter-provincial derby". BBC Sport. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Ireland Under-20 Crop Promoted To Ulster Academy", Irish Rugby, 12 August 2021
- ^ "Moxham Moved Up To Ulster Development Contract, Moore Heads North", Irish Rugby, 24 December 2021
- ^ Jonathan Bradley, "Ulster hand Ben Moxham his first European start for Toulouse trip, while Robert Baloucoune returns on wing", Belfast Telegraph, 9 April 2022
- ^ "Moxham to make first European start as Ulster name team for Toulouse", The 42, 8 April 2022