Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
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| Birth name | Ben Vellacott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chertsey, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ivybridge Community College West Buckland School Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career edit
Professional career edit
Vellacott was a member of the Gloucester Academy before signing his first professional contract on 19 January 2017 with Gloucester at Kingsholm Stadium.[2]
On 6 February 2019, Vellacott has signed for Premiership rivals Wasps from the 2019–20 season.[3] Vellacott first pulled on Wasps colours at the 2019 Premiership 7s, helping his side reach the final of the tournament for a sixth successive time, but an unfortunate ACL injury ruled him out of action for six months of the season.[4]
On 2 March 2021, Vellacott announced his move to Scotland to join URC side Edinburgh ahead of the 2021–22 season.[5]
International career edit
Born in England, he is qualified to play for Scotland through his mother and has represented them at age group level.
Vellacott has played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels - giving a man-of-the-match performance against England at the former age grade. He made his Scotland under-20 debut off the bench against Ireland U20s in January 2014 during the 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and scored his side's only try, in the final minutes.[6] Ben was named in the Scotland U20 squad for the Junior World Championships in Italy in June 2015.[7]
In January 2022 Vellacott was named in the Scotland squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.[8]
He made his debut for Scotland in their 33 - 22 victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 12 March 2022.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Ben Vellacott". Edinburgh Rugby.
- ^ "Gloucester scrum-half Ben Vellacott signs senior contract with the club". Gloucester Rugby. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Ben Vellacott: Wasps to bring in Gloucester scrum-half". BBC Sport. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Wasps' Ben Vellacott suffers major knee injury - four others to miss start of Gallagher Premiership season". Coventry Telegraph. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Edinburgh sign Wasps scrum-half Ben Vellacott". Rugby Pass. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Scotland U20s vs. Ireland U20s". ESPN Stats. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Vellacott debut in Scotland's Junior World Championship 2015". Gloucester Rugby. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Scotland Six Nations squad named and there are five uncapped players". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Italy 22 Scotland 33: Much-needed bonus-point secured in Rome". The National.