Ben Waghorn

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Date of birth (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) [1]
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
School John Fisher School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Harlequins
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Harlequins 6 (0)
2023–2024London Scottish (loan) 11 (20)
Correct as of 19 January 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– England U20

Ben Waghorn (born 2 April 2004) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays at Centre for Rugby Premiership side Harlequins.

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Early life

From South London, he attended John Fisher School and played club rugby union for Chipstead. He played both rugby union and rugby league as a youngster. He played league for Elmridge Eagles and was in the academy at London Broncos before concentrating on rugby union with Harlequins from the U17 level, and joined their senior academy ahead of the 2022-23 season. [3] [4]

Club career

He made his debut for Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby Cup and also featured on loan for London Scottish in 2023. [3]

In January 2025, he made his Rugby Premiership debut for Harlequins replacing Luke Northmore as they beat Newcastle Falcons 38–14 at Kingston Park. [5] Later that month he made his first Champions Cup appearance coming off the bench in a defeat against Toulon. [6]

International career

He played for the England national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship. [7]

Honours

England U20

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References

  1. "Ben Waghorn". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. "Ben Waghorn". All.Rugby. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 Jaycock, Ben (7 January 2024). "Young Guns: Harlequins centre/wing Ben Waghorn". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. "HARLEQUINS ANNOUNCE ACADEMY INTAKE FOR 22/23 SEASON". premiershiprugby. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. Coles, Ben (3 January 2025). "Harlequins grind way to bonus-point win at Newcastle – latest reaction". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  6. "Match Report: Harlequins vs Toulon". Harlequins. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  7. Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024). "England U20: Where the world champions will be playing next season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2024.