Ben Loader (born 8 November 1998) is an English professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who played as a wing for

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until the club folded in 2023. He signed for South African club,

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in June 2023. His younger brother,

Danny Loader Daniel Namaso Edi-Mesumbe Loader (born 28 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese side Porto. Club career Reading Loader was born in Reading, Berkshire, and started his career in the youth team o ...

, is a professional

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. Loader has represented

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at U20 level and was called up to a representative squad to face The Barbarians in June 2019.

Personal life

Born in England, Loader is of Cameroonian descent through his mother. He was educated at

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and

Wellington College Wellington College may refer to: *Wellington College, Berkshire, an independent school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England ** Wellington College International Shanghai ** Wellington College International Tianjin *Wellington College, Wellington, New Z ...

References

Living people 1998 births London Irish players English rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Reading, Berkshire English people of Cameroonian descent Stormers players {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub