Ben Earl

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Ben Earl
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 24)
Place of birthRedhill, Surrey, England
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
UniversityQueen Mary University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number Eight
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–present Saracens 70 (80)
2020–21(loan) →Bristol Bears 22 (55)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– England 13 (0)

Ben Earl (born 7 January 1998 in Redhill, Surrey, England) is an England international rugby union player for Premiership Rugby side Saracens. Earl plays in the back-row.

He gained his first England cap during the 2020 Six Nations, Calcutta Cup, match between Scotland and England at Murrayfield on 8 February 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Early life and education[]

Earl's mother worked as a retail industry CEO and his father as a solicitor.[1]

Earl attended The New Beacon and Tonbridge School.

At school level Earl played much more cricket than rugby; he was an all-rounder and played for Kent until he was 15. He also was a serious competitive swimmer until he was 13. He has said he was overweight until age 17.

He studied comparative literature at Queen Mary University.[2]

Playing career[]

Earl started his playing career at Sevenoaks Rugby and came through the Saracens academy, and played for England at under-16, under-18 and under-20 level (where he also captained).[3]

He has said he prefers the freedom of playing flanker, but also plays Number 8.[4]

In May 2018 Earl was selected in England's 34 man squad for their tour to South Africa.[5] In January 2019, Earl was included as part of the 35-man England squad for the 2019 Six Nations. He was called up again for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[6]

He agreed a new contract with Saracens in 2020 which would see him spend one season on loan to Bristol Bears along with teammate Max Malins.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Walsh, David. "Latin 'fan', chess addict . . . And he can play rugby a bit too".
  2. ^ "Hotshot: Saracens and England U20 back-row Ben Earl". 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2017-2018/rising-stars-ben-earl/#xYz5PEZurw4zhLxE.99[dead link]
  4. ^ "Hotshot: Saracens and England U20 back-row Ben Earl". 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ Spink, Alex (2018-05-10). "Danny Cipriani back in the England rugby fold – 10 years after his last start". mirror. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  6. ^ "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Bristol Bears: Saracens duo Ben Earl and Max Malins join on loan for 2020–21 season". BBC Sport. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

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