Ben Addison

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Ben Addison
Birth nameBen Addison
Date of birth (1985-01-08) 8 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Scotland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
University Glasgow Caledonian University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Stirling County - (-)
2015-2019 GHA RFC 84 (185)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005-2007 Glasgow Warriors ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Scotland U19 -
- Scotland U21 -
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2006-2008 Scotland 12
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2014-2015 Stirling County (Asst.)
2015-2019 Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians (Player-Coach)

Ben Addison (born 8 January 1985, in Scotland) is a former Scotland Sevens international rugby union player and now coach who played fullback and on the wing for Glasgow Warriors.

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At university Addison was studying to be a physiotherapist. [1]

Amateur career

Addison came through the age grades at amateur provincial level playing with Caledonia at U16, U18 and U19 [1]

He played for Stirling County. [2] [3] He played in the British & Irish Cup for County. [4]

He then moved to Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians in 2015. [5] [6]

Professional career

Addison played for Glasgow Warriors in 2005-06 season.

He started the match against Ayr. [7]

He also started on the bench in the Warriors match against Edinburgh Rugby that same season. [8]

He broke into Glasgow's academy squad for season 2006-07. [9] He played in the Warriors match against the Scotland U20 side. [10]

International career

Addison came through the age grades for Scotland. He played for Scotland U19 [1] [11] and at Scotland U21 [1] [12] [13]

He was then capped by Scotland Sevens. [14] [15] He was selected for all eight legs of the 2006-2007 World Series and after recovering from injury was selected for the final four legs of the 2007-2008 Series.

Coaching career

In 2014 he became an assistant coach at Stirling County. [14]

In 2015 he joined Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians as a player-coach. [14]

In 2016 he was made a backs coach at Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians. [16]

In 2021 he became attack coach of Hamilton RFC.

In 2023 he became head coach of Hamilton RFC.

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References

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  4. ↑ "British & Irish Cup round 3 preview 7th December 2012".
  5. ↑ "Second half collapse leads to big defeat for Musselburgh Rugby Club". 27 November 2015.
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  8. ↑ "Glasgow Benefit In Defeat - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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  10. ↑ "Third Win For Warriors Back-Up - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Lorimer, Alan (12 April 2004). "Kibble steps up for Scots challenge".
  12. ↑ "Time for Irish to realise potential". The Irish Times .
  13. ↑ "England U21s on Grand Slam Journey".
  14. 1 2 3 "Former Scotland Sevens cap Ben Addison joins GHA". 2 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Anderson Gets 7S Call - Glasgow Warriors".
  16. ↑ "GHA Rugby Club - Official Website - New Coaching Team Appointed". Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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