Ben Donnell (rugby union)
Appearance
| Born | Benjamin McClelland Donnell 2 August 2000 Winchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Donnell (born 2 August 2000) is an English rugby union player who plays for Cardiff in the United Rugby Championship.
Born in Winchester, he came through the academy at London Irish, and nrepresented England at under-18 and under-20 levels.[1] He made his first senior appearance for London Irish at the age of 18 in the 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup.[2]
He joined Gloucester in 2023.[2] A season later he joined Cardiff.[3] Donnell is Irish-qualified, and at the end of the 2025-26 season he signed for Ulster.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ulster Rugby sign Cardiff forward Ben Donnell", Ulster Rugby, 3 February 2026
- ^ a b "Gloucester bring in five London Irish players, including Ben Donnell". Rugby Pass. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Cardiff sign versatile back-five forward Ben Donnell from Gloucester", BBC Sport, 16 February 2024