Rugby player
| Date of birth | (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Joseph's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Dowling (born 5 March 2002) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Shute Shield club Randwick and the Australia national sevens team.
International career
Dowling was born and raised in Sydney, and attended St Joseph's College, having been a member of the Waratahs academy since U18 level, while playing club rugby for Randwick. He has represented Australia at Rugby Sevens since 2021, and was named in the Australia U20 side in 2022.
He has also represented the Australia national rugby sevens team, being named in the squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
In 2024, He was named in the Australian sevens team for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
References
- "Ben Dowling". HSBC Rugby Sevens. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "NSW Waratahs 2023 Super Rugby Pacific squad revealed" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- "Waratahs lock in academy graduates Ben Dowling and Jack Bowen". NSW Waratahs. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "How the Aussies fared in the first Dubai World Rugby Sevens Series". The Roar. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Junior Wallabies name side to face Argentina". Rugby.com.au. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
- Ben Dowling at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Ben Dowling at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Ben Dowling at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Ben Dowling at Olympics.com
- Ben Dowling at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Ben Dowling on Instagram
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| Coach | Manenti |
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