Sion Bennett (born 27 November 1993) is a Welsh rugby union player for Valley RFC in Hong Kong. He moved to Cardiff in January 2017 initially on loan, and then on a permanent basis from April 2017 having previously played at Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.
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| Date of birth | 27 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for semi-pros Carmarthen Quins, making his debut for them in 2011. He then made his Scarlets debut in a friendly against London Welsh in 2013.[1]
In the summer of 2015, Bennett moved to Northampton Saints.[2] He originally signed a one-year contract, which was extended in March 2016.[3]
He is also a previous Wales U20 international, making 8 appearances for them in 2013.[4]
In 2020 he joined Hong Kong Premiership side Valley RFC.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Match Centre: Scarlets vs. London Welsh". Scarlets.
- ^ "Scarlets back-rower Sion Bennett joins Northampton Saints". South Wales Evening Post.
- ^ "Northampton Saints: Harry Mallinder among 13 players to sign new deals". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wales U20 Squad: Sion Bennett". Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Orders, Mark (10 June 2021). "Welsh talent who helped create history had to leave Wales to love rugby again". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Sion Bennett - Societe Generale Valley RFC Rugby Men Prems (1)". www.valleyrfc.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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