Ben Vellacott
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| Full name | Ben Vellacott | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chertsey, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||
| School | Ivybridge Community College West Buckland School Hartpury College |
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| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | Edinburgh Rugby | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Scrum-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2016–2019 2019–2021 2021– |
Gloucester Rugby Wasps Edinburgh Rugby |
49 20 38 |
(70) (10) (50) |
| correct as of 5 April 2023. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014–2015 2022 |
Scotland U20s Scotland |
17 1 |
(5) (0) |
| correct as of 13 April 2023. | |||
Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
Contents
Rugby Union career
Professional career
Vellacott was a member of the Gloucester Academy before signing his first professional contract on 19 January 2017 with Gloucester at Kingsholm Stadium.[2]
On 6 February 2019, Vellacott has signed for Premiership rivals Wasps from the 2019–20 season.[3] Vellacott first pulled on Wasps colours at the 2019 Premiership 7s, helping his side reach the final of the tournament for a sixth successive time, but an unfortunate ACL injury ruled him out of action for six months of the season.[4]
On 2 March 2021, Vellacott announced his move to Scotland to join URC side Edinburgh ahead of the 2021–22 season.[5]
International career
Born in England, he is qualified to play for Scotland through his mother and has represented them at age group level.
Vellacott has played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels - giving a man-of-the-match performance against England at the former age grade. He made his Scotland under-20 debut off the bench against Ireland U20s in January 2014 during the 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and scored his side's only try, in the final minutes.[6] Ben was named in the Scotland U20 squad for the Junior World Championships in Italy in June 2015.[7]
In January 2022 Vellacott was named in the Scotland squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.[8]
He made his debut for Scotland in their 33 - 22 victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 12 March 2022.[9]
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- Worcester Warriors players
- Wasps RFC players
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- London Welsh RFC players
- Hartpury University R.F.C. players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
