Ben Moxham (born 9 June 2001) is an Irish

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player who plays

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for

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

in the

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and the

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. A native of

Larne Larne (, , the name of a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,755 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census. It is a major passenger and freight Roll-on/ro ...

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...

, Moxham attended Larne High SchoolRussell Keers
"Former Larne High pupil named in Ireland squad For U20 Six Nations"
Northern Ireland World, 11 June 2021 where he mainly played

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, until he joined Larne Rugby Club in about 2016.Cian Tracey
"Former soccer player Ben Moxham hoping lessons from Jacob Stockdale and Ian Madigan can help him and Ireland U-20s"
''Irish Independent'', 30 June 2021 He was picked for Ulster at age-grade levels, and moved to All-Ireland League club

Ballymena Ballymena ( ; from ga, an Baile Meánach , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim. The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I i ...

. He was first selected for Ireland under-20s in February 2020, and played in the

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in July. He made his senior debut for Ulster as a replacement against

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

in December 2020. He made four appearances, all from the bench, in the 2020–21 season. He was selected for the

2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship The 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 14th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all the matches were played at Cardiff Arms Park, Ca ...

in June 2021, while studying Sports Studies at Ulster University. He began the 2021-22 season in his second year in the Ulster Academy, and was upgraded to a development contract in December 2021. This season, he made 13 appearances, including six starts. He made first Champions Cup appearance in January 2022, and his first Champions Cup start against Toulouse in April."Moxham to make first European start as Ulster name team for Toulouse"
The 42, 8 April 2022

References

External links

Ulster Rugby player profileUnited Rugby Championship profile
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Ben Moxham at FinalWhistle.ie
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moxham, Ben 2001 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ulster Rugby players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Rugby union players from County Antrim