Ben O'Donnell
.jpg) O'Donnell with the Australia sevens team in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Waverley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben O'Donnell (born 14 August 1995) is an Australian rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for French Pro D2 club Aurillac.
He previously played for Connacht in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup,[1] the Brumbies in Super Rugby[2] and for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.[3]
O’Donnell has represented the Australia national rugby sevens team from 2017 to 2020 at 21 competitions.[4][5]
In mid-2025, O'Donnell left the Brumbies at the end of his contract and signed with French Pro D2 club Aurillac on a two-year deal.[6]
References
- ↑ "Connacht Rugby announce signings of Ben O'Donnell and Abraham Papali'i". Connacht Rugby (Press release). 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "ACT Brumbies sign Sevens star Ben O'Donnell". Brumbies (Press release). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Magpies 2024 NPC squad confirmed". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (Press release). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Cruel Olympic blow for Ben O'Donnell with surgery required on injured knee". rugby.com.au. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "Delayed World Series start for O'Donnell". rugby.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ Helmers, Caden; Dinjaski, Melanie (15 June 2025). "Luckless Brumbies star to move to France after finals heartbreak". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media.
External links
- Rugby.com.au profile
- Ben O'Donnell at All.Rugby
- Ben O'Donnell at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People educated at Waverley College
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby sevens players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Rugby union wings
- Randwick DRUFC players
- Connacht Rugby players
- ACT Brumbies players
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs