Ben Dowling

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Ben Dowling
Date of birth (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
School St. Joseph's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Randwick
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Randwick 25 (44)
2023 Waratahs 4 (0)
Correct as of 1 December 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2021– Australia 8
Correct as of 1 December 2023

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. [1] [2]

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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. [3] He has represented Australia at Rugby Sevens since 2021, [4] and was named in the Australia U20 side in 2022. [5]

He has also represented the Australia national rugby sevens team, being named in the squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [6]

In 2024, He was named in the Australian sevens team for the Summer Olympics in Paris. [7] [8]

References

  1. "Ben Dowling". HSBC Rugby Sevens. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. "NSW Waratahs 2023 Super Rugby Pacific squad revealed" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. "Waratahs lock in academy graduates Ben Dowling and Jack Bowen". NSW Waratahs. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. "How the Aussies fared in the first Dubai World Rugby Sevens Series". The Roar. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. "Junior Wallabies name side to face Argentina". Rugby.com.au. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.