Tim Bennetts

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Tim Bennetts
Date of birth (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
School Pennant Hills High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Munakata Sanix Blues
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2018 Canon Eagles 61 (100)
2020–2021 Munakata Sanix Blues 11 (15)
Correct as of 21 February 2021
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Japan 5 (0)
Correct as of 21 February 2021

Tim Bennetts (born 1 August 1990) is an Australian-born Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a centre. [1] He currently plays for the Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League. [2] [3]

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Early / provincial career

Bennetts was born and raised in Sydney, where he attended Pennant Hills High School. He started playing Top League rugby in Japan with the Canon Eagles in 2012 and has been a regular starter for them over the past 4 seasons. [2] [3] [4]

International

Bennetts made his international debut for his adopted country, Japan, in a world cup warm-up match against Canada in San Jose, California on 18 July 2015. He did not make the squad for the tournament, but became more of a regular the following year, starting all 3 matches during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tim Bennetts ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Tim Bennetts Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Tim Bennetts Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tim Bennetts itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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