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Ben Vellacott

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Ben Vellacott
Birth nameBen Vellacott
Date of birth (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthChertsey, Surrey, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
SchoolIvybridge Community College
West Buckland School
Hartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Edinburgh Rugby
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2019
2019–2021
2021–
Gloucester Rugby
Wasps
Edinburgh Rugby
49
20
38
(70)
(10)
(50)
Correct as of 5 April 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015
2022
Scotland U20s
Scotland
17
1
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 13 April 2023

Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Professional career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Ben Vellacott". Edinburgh Rugby.
  2. ^ "Gloucester scrum-half Ben Vellacott signs senior contract with the club". Gloucester Rugby. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Ben Vellacott: Wasps to bring in Gloucester scrum-half". BBC Sport. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Edinburgh sign Wasps scrum-half Ben Vellacott". Rugby Pass. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Scotland U20s vs. Ireland U20s". ESPN Stats. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Scotland Six Nations squad named and there are five uncapped players". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Italy 22 Scotland 33: Much-needed bonus-point secured in Rome". The National.
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