| Birth name | Ben Vellacott |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 28 March 1995 (age 31) |
| Birth place | Chertsey, Surrey, England |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Scrum-half |
| Repteam 1 | Scotland U20s |
| Repteam 2 | Scotland |
| Repyears 1 | 2014–2015 |
| Repyears 2 | 2022 |
| Repcaps 1 | 17 |
| Repcaps 2 | 1 |
| Reppoints 1 | 5 |
| Reppoints 2 | 0 |
| Ru ntupdate | 13 April 2023 |
| Years 1 | 2016–2019 |
| Years 2 | 2019–2021 |
| Years 3 | 2021– |
| Clubs 1 | Gloucester Rugby |
| Clubs 2 | Wasps |
| Clubs 3 | Edinburgh Rugby |
| Apps 1 | 49 |
| Apps 2 | 20 |
| Apps 3 | 38 |
| Points 1 | 70 |
| Points 2 | 10 |
| Points 3 | 50 |
| Ru clubupdate | 5 April 2023 |
| Ru currentteam | Edinburgh Rugby |
| School | Ivybridge Community College West Buckland School Hartpury College |
Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
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 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]
References
- ^ "Ben Vellacott". Edinburgh Rugby
- ^ "Gloucester scrum-half Ben Vellacott signs senior contract with the club". Gloucester Rugby. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Ben Vellacott: Wasps to bring in Gloucester scrum-half". BBC Sport. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Wasps' Ben Vellacott suffers major knee injury - four others to miss start of Gallagher Premiership season". Coventry Telegraph. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Edinburgh sign Wasps scrum-half Ben Vellacott". Rugby Pass. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Scotland U20s vs. Ireland U20s". ESPN Stats. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Vellacott debut in Scotland's Junior World Championship 2015". Gloucester Rugby. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Scotland Six Nations squad named and there are five uncapped players". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Italy 22 Scotland 33: Much-needed bonus-point secured in Rome". The National