Ben McCalman (born 18 March 1988 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is a former Australian rugby union footballer, playing for the Western Force in the international Super Rugby competition, and Australia.[2]

McCalman attended the Kinross Wolaroi School in Orange. In 2005 and 2006 he made the Australian Schools selection. McCalman then furthered his education at Sydney University. He made his Western Force and Wallabies debuts in 2010 and was a part of the Australian 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign.

In 2015, McCalman signed a three-year flexible contract with the Australian Rugby Union, becoming just the second player to sign a flexible contract. The new deal allows him to play the 2015–16 season in Japan's Top League, whilst remaining with the Western Force until the end of the 2018 season.[3]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 20 July 2016[4]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2010 Force 13 8 5 716 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Force 16 14 2 1170 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2012 Force 8 5 3 358 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2013 Force 14 11 3 794 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2014 Force 14 14 0 1066 4 0 0 0 20 1 0
2015 Force 15 15 0 1152 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2016 Force 11 9 2 632 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Total 91 76 15 5888 11 0 0 0 55 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Ben McCalman". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ ARU (26 August 2010). "Qantas Wallabies named to face South Africa". Australia: ARU. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Wallabies and Western Force No.8 Ben McCalman signs three year flexible contract". Fox Sports Australia. News Corporation. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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