Ben Addison (born 8 January 1985, in
Scotland
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) is a former
Scotland Sevens international
rugby union
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player and now coach who played
fullback and on the
wing
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for
Glasgow Warriors
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.
At university Addison was studying to be a physiotherapist.
Amateur career
Addison came through the age grades at amateur provincial level playing with
Caledonia at U16, U18 and U19
He played for
Stirling County. He played in the British & Irish Cup for County.
He then moved to
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians in 2015.
Professional career
Addison played for
Glasgow Warriors
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in
2005-06 season.
He started the match against
Ayr
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.
He also started on the bench in the Warriors match against
Edinburgh Rugby
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that same season.
He broke into Glasgow's academy squad for season
2006-07. He played in the Warriors match against the
Scotland U20 side.
International career
Addison came through the age grades for Scotland. He played for
Scotland U19 and at
Scotland U21
He was then capped by
Scotland Sevens.
He was selected for all eight legs of the 2006-2007 World Series and after recovering from injury was selected for the final four legs of the 2007-2008 Series.
Coaching career
In 2014 he became an assistant coach at
Stirling County.
In 2015 he joined
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians as a player-coach.
In 2016 he was made a backs coach at
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians.
In 2021 he became attack coach of
Hamilton RFC
Hamilton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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.
References
External links
Addison returns for Watsonians clashRugby Statbunker ProfileScotland 7s Profile
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1985 births
Living people
Glasgow Warriors players
Stirling County RFC players
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC players
Scotland international rugby sevens players
Male rugby sevens players