Benjamin Tarr (born 17 March 1994), is an American rugby union player who plays for the

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(MLR). His usual position is

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. He also played for the

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Early life

Tarr grew up in

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, before studying and playing rugby at the

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in Queensland, Australia.

Career

Tarr represented the United States under-20 team at the 2014 Junior World Rugby Trophy where he played in the front row alongside fellow future USA Eagle

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. He then joined the

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for the 2014 Americas Rugby Championship. Tarr was selected for the USA Eagles 2014 Autumn tour to Europe. He made his test match debut on November 8 against Romania when he replaced

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at tight-head prop. A week later he won his second cap, again as a replacement, this time replacing Mate Moeakiola. In February 2016, Tarr signed up to the new

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North American competition with the

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."Initial PRO Rugby Rosters Announced"
This Is American Rugby, March 15, 2015. In early 2018 he joined the

. In 2019 he also provided commentary and was a ground announcer for regular season fixtures.

References

External links

* http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/247199.html * http://www.usarugby.org/player/ben-tarr/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarr, Ben Rugby union players from Indiana 1994 births Living people Denver Stampede players New Orleans Gold players Sportspeople from Indianapolis United States international rugby union players Rugby union props American rugby union players