Ben Dowling
| Date of birth | 5 March 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Joseph's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Dowling (born 5 March 2002) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Shute Shield club Randwick and the Australia national sevens team.[1][2]
International career
[edit]Dowling was born and raised in Sydney, and attended St Joseph's College, having been a member of the Waratahs academy since U18 level, while playing club rugby for Randwick.[3] He has represented Australia at Rugby Sevens since 2021,[4] and was named in the Australia U20 side in 2022.[5]
He has also represented the Australia national rugby sevens team, being named in the squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]
In 2024, He was named in the Australian sevens team for the Summer Olympics in Paris.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben Dowling". HSBC Rugby Sevens. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "NSW Waratahs 2023 Super Rugby Pacific squad revealed" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Waratahs lock in academy graduates Ben Dowling and Jack Bowen". NSW Waratahs. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "How the Aussies fared in the first Dubai World Rugby Sevens Series". The Roar. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Junior Wallabies name side to face Argentina". Rugby.com.au. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ben Dowling at ItsRugby.co.uk
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