Ben Landry (born March 26, 1991) is an American rugby union player who plays as a lock for the

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, and the

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(MLR). He previously played professionally with the Ealing Trailfinders of

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. Landry attended Pewaukee High School in Wisconsin where he played multiple sports — American football, basketball, and rugby. In college, Landry pursued rugby and became a collegiate All-American, in addition to continuing to play American football and basketball. Landry debuted for the U.S. national rugby team in early 2016, starting four matches in the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. Landry took a break from rugby later in 2016 to play American football, trying out for several

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teams. Landry returned to the U.S. national rugby team in 2017, and started two matches at lock in the June 2017 internationals, and two matches at flanker in the November 2017 internationals. He also played for the U.S. during the

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. Landry joined the Glendale Raptors for the 2018 inaugural season of

."Glendale Raptors confirm 25 for Major League Rugby"
Americas Rugby News, January 30, 2018. On 17 May 2019 Landry was confirmed as leaving Ealing. He was a 2021 mid-season pickup for the Seattle Seawolves of the MLR and was picked up for the 2022 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Landry, Ben 1991 births Living people People from Pewaukee, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Waukesha County, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Wisconsin American rugby union players American Raptors players United States international rugby union players Rugby union locks Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players New England Free Jacks players Seattle Seawolves players