Toti Benz-Salomon
| Full name | Aristot Benz-Salomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Quest Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jono Benz-Salomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aristot Benz-Salomon (born 17 March 2001) is a Spanish rugby union player who plays for Hartpury University in the Championship. He is dual registered with Gloucester in the Premiership.[1]
Club career
[edit]Youth
[edit]He began playing rugby at school, before joining the Harlequins Academy in 2013.[2][3] He studied at Hartpury University where he also played rugby in the BUCS Super Rugby.[4][5]
Senior career
[edit]He made his debut for Bristol Bears in the 2022-23 Premiership Rugby Cup, starting at loose-head in a 20–35 loss to the Exeter Chiefs. In that match he and his brother, Jono Benz-Salomon, became the third set of twins to play for Bristol Bears.[6][7]
He has also featured for Hartpury University RFC, making his debut coming off the bench against Doncaster Knights.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He was born in Spain before moving to England at 10 years old. He has a twin brother who also is a professional rugby union player.
References
[edit]- ^ "Toti BENZ-SALOMON - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ This is Rugby: Meet the Benz-Solomon twins, retrieved 11 October 2023
- ^ "Croydon rugby twins tipped for the top". Your Local Guardian. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ admin (19 August 2022). "BUCS Super Rugby Success With 25 Students Joining Professional Teams". The Student Sport Company. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "BUCS Super Rugby stars heading into the professional game for 2022-23". www.bucs.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Twinz: Meet the Benz-Salomon brothers". Bristol Bears Rugby. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Toti BENZ-SALOMON profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Hartpury announce a much-changed squad to welcome Knights". Hartpury RFC. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.