Ben Souness

Ben Souness

Full name	Benjamin John Souness
Date of birth	(1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
School	New Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No. 8 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–11 Taranaki 33 (10)
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team competition

Benjamin John Souness (born 3 May 1985) is a New Zealand former rugby union player.^[1]

Born in New Plymouth, Souness was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School and played in their first XV.^[2]

Souness, an electrical engineer by profession, was a loose forward and played his club rugby for New Plymouth HSOB, while competing on the New Zealand rugby sevens team in the Sevens World Series. He was a gold medalist in rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[3] In 2011, Souness won a Ranfurly Shield playing with Taranaki.^[4]