Ben Toolis
_(Ben_Toolis_cropped).jpg) Toolis in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Ben Toolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College Ashgrove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Alex Toolis (twin-brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Toolis (born 31 March 1992) is a former Scottish rugby union player who most recently played for Kintetsu Liners in the Japan Rugby League One. Toolis represented Scotland at an international level.
Early life
[edit]Born in Brisbane, Australia, he played for Australia Youth (U18) and Junior (U20) in volleyball games and had a background of rugby. Ben was in the Australian National Rugby Academy squad and played in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup with his twin brother Alex. Subsequently, he was able to make it to the Premier Grade semi-finals in 2012 and 2013, a privilege he shared with Alex.[1]
Professional rugby career
[edit]In 2013 Ben and Alex signed for Edinburgh Rugby, joining the club's Elite Development Player Programme. Coach Stevie Scott stated: "They're both very athletic and mobile, which are important attributes in the modern game."[2][3][4]
Ben's first try for Edinburgh came during the European Challenge Cup semi-final thrashing of Newport Gwent Dragons in April 2015.[5]
International career
[edit]Although born in Australia, Toolis is eligible to represent Scotland as his mother, Linda, is from Carluke in Lanarkshire.[5] After a good run of form for his club Toolis was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, going on to make his international debut against Italy.[6] He has subsequently played in two victories for Scotland over the country of his birth.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben Toolis". www.edinburghrugby.org. edinburghrugby.org. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Australian twins Alex and Ben Toolis join Edinburgh". BBC Sport. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Black, Gareth (13 August 2013). "Edinburgh seeing double with Toolis twins signing". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Edinburgh sign up twins Alex and Ben Toolis from GPS Old Boys". skysports.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Ben Toolis". Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Scotland v Italy - 2015 Six Nations". 28 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- profile Archived 24 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Edinburgh Rugby
- profile at Scottish Rugby
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Brisbane
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Scotland international rugby union players
- London Irish players
- Rugby union locks
- Scottish rugby union players
- Hanazono Kintetsu Liners players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- People educated at Marist College Ashgrove
- GPS Rugby players
- Scottish expatriate rugby union players in Japan