Ben Sugars (born 6 April 2001) is an English rugby union player, who played for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His preferred position is hooker.[1]
Date of birth | 6 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Nottingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editBorn in Leeds, Sugars attended the University of Nottingham.[2] With dual English and Australian nationality, Sugars moved to Australia in 2023 and joined Randwick.[3]
Professional career
editSugars originally made his debut at hometown side Yorkshire Carnegie before switching to Nottingham while studying in the city.[4][5] Following moving to Australia, Sugars was called into the Waratahs squad ahead of Round 12 of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, making his debut against the Brumbies.[6] Following the season, he would sign for RFC Los Angeles for the 2025 Major League Rugby season.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Ben Sugars". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Ben Sugars". Dime Sports Group. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Heroes new and old celebrate Brothers' win in Australian Club Championship". Queensland Rugby. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Virtual celebration of 150 years of Yorkshire rugby". England Rugby. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Three more signings". Nottingham RFC. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Super Rugby. 8 May 2024 https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/super-rugby-pacific-round-12-teams/. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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