Ben Broster

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Ben Broster
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Broster in 2012
Birth nameBenedict Graham John Broster
Date of birth (1982-05-07) 7 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Southwark, London, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [1]
School Hurstpierpoint College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Youth career
Haywards Heath RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002–2007 Saracens 67 (10)
2007–2008 Llanelli Scarlets 9 (0)
2008–2009 Northampton Saints 1 (0)
2009–2012 London Wasps ()
2012–2017 Biarritz 89 (5)
2017–2018 Bayonne 54 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005 Wales 2 (5)

Benedict Graham John Broster (born 7 May 1982) is a former professional rugby union footballer. Born in Southwark, London, he began his professional career with Saracens, and also played for the Llanelli Scarlets, Northampton Saints, London Wasps, Biarritz, and Bayonne. He is a tighthead prop and is known for his scrummaging technique and mobility.

Broster was educated at Hurstpierpoint College, and started his career coming though the ranks at Haywards Heath RFC. He made his English Premiership debut for Saracens in 2002 against Northampton Saints [2] before making his debut start against London Wasps in 2003.

Broster was a member of the Wales squad that toured the United States and Canada in the summer of 2005, and was capped in games against both teams. He came off the bench to win his first cap against USA, [3] and scored a try on his first start against Canada. [4]

After seven years with the London club, graduating from their academy, Broster joined the Llanelli Scarlets for one season in May 2007. [5]

He joined Northampton Saints [6] for the start of the 2008–09 season making one appearance in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

In the summer of 2009, London Wasps signed Broster on an initial one-year deal. [7] He started nearly every game, and in April 2010, he signed a new contract to keep him at the club for a further two years. [8]

After cementing himself as a mainstay of the Wasps team for three seasons, Broster signed a deal taking him across the Channel to Top 14 side Biarritz Olympique until 2014. [9] He later played for Bayonne before an injury forced him to retire in 2018.

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – London Wasps". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Mallinder keen on forwards battle after key signings – Northampton Chronicle and Echo
  3. ↑ WALES CLIP EAGLES WINGS
  4. ↑ Canada 3–60 Wales
  5. ↑ "Scarlets swoop for prop Broster". BBC Sport. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "Northampton bag Scarlets' Broster". BBC News. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "London Wasps: Hickey and Broster add further depth to 09/10 squad". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "London Wasps: Betsen leads a raft of Wasps re-signs Club News". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "London Wasps: Wasps confirm Broster departure Club News". Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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