Ben Mowen

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Ben Mowen
Ben Mowen 2010.jpg
Full name Ben Mowen
Date of birth (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
School Villanova College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker / Number 8
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014- Montpellier
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006
2008–11
2012–14		 Reds
Waratahs
Brumbies		 1
40
50		 (0)
(15)
(30)
correct as of 27 July 2014.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013–
2005		 Australia
Australia U-21		 15 (5)
correct as of 1 December 2013.

Ben Mowen (born 1 December 1984) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He was the captain of the ACT Brumbies rugby union club in the Super Rugby competition[2] and the Australia national rugby union team.[3] He usually plays at blindside flanker or number-eight.[4]

Early life

Mowen was born in Brisbane and educated at Villanova College. He was played for the Brisbane Easts club, and captained the Queensland under 19s. At the 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship he captained Australia to finish second.[1]

Rugby career

Mowen made his Super Rugby debut in 2006 Super 14 season for the Queensland Reds against the Sharks.[1] He made only other six appearances for Reds during the season, all being in non-competition matches, so he moved to the Waratahs in 2007, joining Randwick in the Shute Shield competition.[1]

Late in the 2011 Super Rugby season Mowen was forced to leave the Waratahs to allow for Rocky Elsom's return from the Brumbies.[5] In July 2011 Mowen signed a two-year contract to play under Jake White at the Brumbies,[6] being made captain for the 2012 season. In June 2013, former Wallaby, Stephen Larkham stated that, after some doubts, Mowen had turned out to be one of the best leaders he has ever encountered.[7]

He made his Wallaby debut on 22 June 2013, against the British and Irish Lions in the position of blindside flanker. He maintained his spot in the team for the entire series. On 31 October 2013, he replaced James Horwill as captain of the Wallabies.[8]

Mowen will leave Australia at the end of the 2014 Super Rugby season.[9][10] He has said of his departure from test rugby: "I am probably the first (Wallabies captain to be in this situation), but I'm also probably the first bloke to make his Test debut at 28 and retire at 29."[11]

Reference list

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External links

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Preceded by Australian national rugby union captain
2013		 Succeeded by
Stephen Moore
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