Ben Clarke (born 15 April 1968), is a former

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back-row international

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Biography

Educated at

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, Clarke played for

Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is a professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground in the c ...

from 1992 to 1996, before joining

Richmond F.C. Richmond Football Club is a rugby union club from Richmond, London. It is a founding member of the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the oldest football clubs (of any code). It fields teams in both men's and women's rugby; the men's first ...

as the first £1-million player. He returned to Bath in 2000 for a second spell as captain, before knee injuries reduced his appearances and he left the club for a second time, joining

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in Administration (law), administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top ...

as player/coach in 2001. Clarke first played for England in November 1992 v South Africa. In 1995 Clarke received the first

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in the sport, for stamping on the Irish player

Simon Geoghegan Simon Patrick Geoghegan (born 1 September 1968 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire) is an Irish former rugby union player who played at wing in England for London Irish and Bath and in the Irish Inter-provincial Championships for Connacht Rugby and the ...

, however, at the time the card was only shown as a warning and was not used to send players off. Clarke toured

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in 1993 with the

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. He had an excellent tour and was voted player of the tour. Clarke currently works as a money

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for BGC Partners. He worked there alongside

Peter Winterbottom Peter James Winterbottom (born 31 May 1960 in Otley, West Yorkshire), is a former England rugby union footballer who played as an openside flanker. He was England's most-capped openside (with 58 caps) until being overtaken by Neil Back in 20 ...

, until Winterbottom left in 2008.The Professional Rugby Players' Association : Players head to Canary Wharf to learn more about City careers
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