Ben O'Donnell (born 14 August 1995) is an Australian rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for the Brumbies in Super Rugby[1] and for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.[2] He previously played for Connacht in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup.[3]

Ben O'Donnell
Date of birth (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
SchoolWaverley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Brumbies, Hawke's Bay
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Randwick 1 (5)
2020–2022 Connacht 7 (0)
2023– Brumbies 9 (25)
2024– Hawke's Bay 11 (25)
Correct as of 14 October 2024
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017–2020 Australia 21
Correct as of 10 January 2021

O’Donnell has represented the Australia national rugby sevens team from 2017 to 2020 at 21 competitions.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "ACT Brumbies sign Sevens star Ben O'Donnell". Brumbies (Press release). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Magpies 2024 NPC squad confirmed". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (Press release). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Connacht Rugby announce signings of Ben O'Donnell and Abraham Papali'i". Connacht Rugby (Press release). 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Cruel Olympic blow for Ben O'Donnell with surgery required on injured knee". rugby.com.au. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Delayed World Series start for O'Donnell". rugby.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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