Ben Earl
Date of birth | 7 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Redhill, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Queen Mary University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ Walsh, David. "Latin 'fan', chess addict . . . And he can play rugby a bit too".
- ^ "Hotshot: Saracens and England U20 back-row Ben Earl". 9 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2017-2018/rising-stars-ben-earl/#xYz5PEZurw4zhLxE.99[dead link]
- ^ "Hotshot: Saracens and England U20 back-row Ben Earl". 9 July 2018.
- ^ Spink, Alex (2018-05-10). "Danny Cipriani back in the England rugby fold – 10 years after his last start". mirror. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Bristol Bears players
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Redhill, Surrey
- Saracens F.C. players
- English rugby union biography stubs