Ben Souness

Ben Souness

Full name	Benjamin John Souness
Born	(1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 40) New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
School	New Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position Flanker / No. 8 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–11 Taranaki 33 (10) National sevens team Years Team Comps New Zealand 7s
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing   New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team competition

Benjamin John Souness (born 3 May 1985) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. ^[1]

Born in New Plymouth, Souness was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School and played in their first XV. ^[2]

Souness, an electrical engineer by profession, was a loose forward and played his club rugby for New Plymouth HSOB, while competing on the New Zealand rugby sevens team in the Sevens World Series. He was a gold medalist in rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. ^[3] In 2011, Souness won a Ranfurly Shield playing with Taranaki. ^[4]

References

1. "Rugby: Souness joins NZ sevens team". Otago Daily Times . 29 November 2011.
2. Hills, Murray (26 February 2009). "Souness rushed into sevens squad". Taranaki Daily News . Stuff.co.nz.
3. "Ben Souness added to NZ sevens squad in Dubai". Taranaki Daily News. Stuff.co.nz. 29 November 2011.
4. McLean, Glenn (12 October 2011). "Ben Souness targeting world sevens series". Taranaki Daily News. Stuff.co.nz.