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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivybridge Community College West Buckland School Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship. [1]
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]
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]
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship. [1]
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]
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]