Ben MacDougall

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Ben MacDougall
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Personal information
Full nameBenjamin MacDougall
Born (1977-05-25) 25 May 1977 (age 47)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby league
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998 Western Suburbs 30000
2000 Newcastle Knights 20000
2001–02 Northern Eagles 31100040
2003 Manly Sea Eagles 2380032
2004 Melbourne Storm 2270028
Total812500100
Rugby union
Position Outside Back
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2004–05 Edinburgh
2005–07 Border Reivers
2010–11 London Scottish 28
Total280000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006 Scotland 20000
Source: [1]
Father Gil MacDougall
Relatives Luke MacDougall (brother)
Adam MacDougall (brother)

Ben MacDougall (born 25 May 1977) is a former professional rugby footballer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. After playing rugby league in Australia for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Newcastle Knights, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and Melbourne Storm, he started playing rugby union in the United Kingdom, and represented Scotland internationally.

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Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Ben MacDougall has three siblings, Adam MacDougall, Luke MacDougall and Scott MacDougall, all three of whom would also become rugby league players, and son of former NRL player Gil MacDougall

Playing career

MacDougall made his first grade debut for the Western Suburbs Magpies in round 6 of the 1998 NRL season. He joined the Newcastle Knights in the 2000 season. In 2001-2002 he played for the Northern Eagles who then reverted to the Manly Sea Eagles in 2003.

He played rugby union in Scotland for three years from 2004 to 2007, representing the Scotland national rugby union team. MacDougall qualified for Scotland through his grandfather, Alan, who came from Glasgow.He made his Scotland debut against Wales on 12 February 2006 in a 2006 Six Nations Championship match at the Millennium Stadium.

MacDougall joined Edinburgh Rugby in 2004 and in 2006 moved to the Border Reivers. [2] MacDougall joined London Scottish in the 2010/11 season and helped them win the RFU National One trophy and get promoted into the RFU The Championship for the 2011/2012 season.

Before departing for Scotland in 2005, MacDougall played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, the Newcastle Knights, the Northern Eagles, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

Career highlights

Footnotes

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. David Ferguson (10 February 2006). "Aussie league convert to make Scotland debut". ABC News. Retrieved 16 December 2007.


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