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]

Ben Sugars
Date of birth (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthLeeds, England
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
UniversityUniversity of Nottingham
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team RFC Los Angeles
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Yorkshire Carnegie 3 (0)
2021–2022 Nottingham 1 (0)
2024 Waratahs 4 (0)
2025– RFC Los Angeles 0 (0)
Correct as of 11 December 2024

Early career

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Born 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

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Sugars originally made his debut at hometown side Yorkshire Carnegie before switching to Nottingham while studying in the city.[4][5] Following moving to Australia, Sugars was called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

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  1. ^ "Ben Sugars". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Ben Sugars". Dime Sports Group. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Heroes new and old celebrate Brothers' win in Australian Club Championship". Queensland Rugby. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Virtual celebration of 150 years of Yorkshire rugby". England Rugby. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Three more signings". Nottingham RFC. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ Super Rugby. 8 May 2024 https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/super-rugby-pacific-round-12-teams/. Retrieved 11 December 2024. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |titke= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Rugby Football Club Los Angeles Signs Dynamic Duo for 2025 Season". Sports Illustrated. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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