Benjamin LeSage (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian

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in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for Canada national rugby union team, Canada internationally. He previously played for the Toronto Arrows and the LA Giltinis He is the son of Margaret and Bernard LeSage and an older brother to Natalie LeSage. He was included in the 2019 Rugby World Cup squads, Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.

Early life and education

LeSage hails from Calgary, Alberta. He attended Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School but ended up playing rugby for the Henry Wise Wood Warriors, winning Athlete of the Year upon graduation. After graduating, LeSage enrolled at the University of British Columbia where, alongside playing varsity rugby with the UBC Thunderbirds, he completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Career

He would spend 3 year playing at the amateur level in Canada from 2016-2019. He made his international debut for Canada against Romania national rugby union team, Romania on 19 November 2016. He made his first World Cup match appearance against Italy national rugby union team, Italy on 26 September 2019 in Canada's opening match of the tournament in 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B, Pool B. The match ended up in a losing cause for Canada, where Italy thrashed them in a one sided contest by scoring 48–7. In his free time, Ben works for up and the coming global employment startup - Omnipresent. Ben join the Major League Rugby, MLR in 2020 playing in 18 games for the Toronto Arrows, Toronto arrows scoring 5 tries. Ben would sign with New England free jacks in 2023. In his first year with the club he would appear in 15 matches helping lead the free jacks to their first MLR championship. As well as being named to the all MLR first team at the end of the season. The following year in 2024 Major League Rugby season, 2024 he would appear in 19 matches scoring 22 points, and winning another league title. He would also win the 2024 Major League Rugby#Players, S. Marcus Calloway Community Impact Award winner.

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Honours

; New England Free Jacks * Major League Rugby Championship: 3x (2023 Major League Rugby final, 2023, 2024 Major League Rugby final, 2024, 2025 Major League Rugby final, 2025) * Major League Rugby#Players, S. Marcus Calloway Community Impact Award: 2024 * All MLR first team (2023)

References

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