Date of birth | 14 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | North Berwick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Loretto School / Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Muncaster (born 14 October 2001) [1] is a Scottish rugby union player who plays as a back row for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and the Scotland national team.
Muncaster signed for Edinburgh academy in June 2020, [2] having previously been a member of the Leicester Tigers academy. [3] He made his Pro14 debut in Round 1 of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup against Zebre. [4]
Muncaster was capped by Scotland A on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile. [5]
In October 2024, Muncaster was called-up to the senior Scotland national rugby union team for the first time under head coach Gregor Townsend. [6] He made his senior debut in Scotland's autumn international match against Portugal on 16 November 2024, starting the match at openside flanker. [7]