Ben Spencer (rugby union)

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Ben Spencer (rugby union)

Benjamin Thomas Spencer (born 31 July 1992) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby club Bath and the England national team.

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Full nameBenjamin Thomas Spencer
Date of birth (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthStockport, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
SchoolBramhall High School
Ivybridge Community College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Bath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011 Cambridge 29 (150)
2011–2020 Saracens 172 (542)
2020– Bath 108 (362)
Correct as of 31 January 2025
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 England U20 6 (0)
2012 England Saxons 2 (5)
2018– England 10 (0)
Correct as of 31 January 2025
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Club career

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Spencer began his youth rugby at Manchester and went on to represent Cambridge during the 2010–11 National League 1 season. In August 2011, after impressing during a pre-season trial, Spencer signed for Saracens.[1]

In March 2015, Spencer kicked a last-minute penalty as Saracens defeated Exeter Chiefs 23–20 in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[2] In May 2016, Spencer was a second-half substitute for Richard Wigglesworth as Saracens defeated Racing 92 to win the European Rugby Champions Cup for the first time.[3] The following season, Spencer was again a replacement as Saracens defeated Clermont to retain their European title.[4]

Spencer was Saracens' top try scorer in the 2017–18 season.[5] He scored a penalty as Saracens beat Exeter 27–10 in the Premiership final in 2018, and then the following year scored a try as Saracens retained the Premiership title.[6][7] Spencer won his third European Rugby Champions Cup, this time starting the final, as Saracens defeated Leinster.[8]

Spencer joined Bath in a three-year deal ahead of recommencement of the 2019–20 season.[9]

In May 2024, following an impressive season in which he led Bath to their first Premiership final in almost a decade, he was named in the Premiership Team of the Season for the 2023–24 campaign.[10]

International career

Spencer was a member of the England under-20 squad that competed at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[11] In January 2012, Spencer scored a try on his debut for the England Saxons in a victory against Ireland Wolfhounds.[12]

On 9 June 2018, Spencer made his senior international debut for England against South Africa, arriving from the bench during the first match of their 2018 summer test series.[13]

On 27 October 2019, Spencer was called up to England's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as an injury replacement for Willi Heinz.[14] He then made his first World Cup appearance as a substitute in the 2019 final against South Africa.[15]

In October 2024, having previously always played off the bench for England, Spencer was named as a starter for the first time for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series fixture against New Zealand.[16] Subsequently, in January 2025, following injuries to Alex Mitchell and Jack van Poortvliet, he was recalled into the senior training squad ahead of the 2025 Six Nations.[17]

Honours

Saracens
Bath
England

References

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