Benjamin T. Russell (born 10 January 1983 in

Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax () is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough, and the headquarters of Calderdale Council. In the 15th cen ...

) is a

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player who plays at No. 8 or

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for London Welsh. He previously played for

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and

Racing Metro Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name t ...

. He has also played internationally for the England Sevens.

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* * * 1983 births Living people Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England England international rugby sevens players English rugby union players Male rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Halifax, West Yorkshire Saracens F.C. players Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Racing 92 players English expatriate rugby union players in France {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub