Ben Ward (rugby Union)
Ben Ward (born 1984) is an English rugby union player-coach who plays at Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half. He has spent the bulk of his career at Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club, Ealing Trailfinders, being part of a team that has achieved five promotions in little over a decade as they have come up through the English league system – from London 1 North, tier 6 all the way up to tier 2 (RFU Championship). A dependable points kicker, he is one of the most prolific scorers in the history of National League 2 South with over 700 points in that division. Ben is currently Ealing's Director of Rugby as well as a member of the playing squad. Career Early career Growing up in Teddington, Greater London, Ben attended Hampton Grammar School and later, St Mary's University, Twickenham, St Mary's University in Twickenham. While a young up and coming player, he was capped by England Students and was part of the junior squad at London Irish. Unable to break into Irish's first team he ...
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Fly-half (rugby Union)
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players". Forwards compete for the ball in scrums and Line-out (rugby union), line-outs and are generally bigger and stronger than the backs. Props push in the scrums, while the hooker tries to secure the ball for their team by "hooking" it back with their heel. The hooker is also the one who is responsible for throwing the ball in at line-outs, where it is mostly competed for by the locks, who are generally the tallest players on the team. The flankers and number eight are expected to be the first players to arrive at a breakdown and play ...
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