Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a

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rugby union player who currently plays for

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in the

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Rugby Union career

Professional career

Vellacott was a member of the Gloucester Academy before signing his first professional contract on 19 January 2017 with Gloucester at

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. On 6 February 2019, Vellacott has signed for Premiership rivals

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from the 2019–20 season. Vellacott first pulled on Wasps colours at the 2019 Premiership 7s, helping his side reach the final of the tournament for a sixth successive time, but an unfortunate ACL injury ruled him out of action for six months of the season. On 2 March 2021, Vellacott announced his move to Scotland to join URC side

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ahead of the 2021–22 season.

International career

Born in England, he is qualified to play for through his mother and has represented them at age group level. Vellacott has played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels - giving a man-of-the-match performance against England at the former age grade. He made his Scotland under-20 debut off the bench against Ireland U20s in January 2014 during the

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and scored his side's only try, in the final minutes. Ben was named in the Scotland U20 squad for the Junior World Championships in Italy in June 2015. In January 2022 Vellacott was named in the

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squad for the

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. He made his debut for

in their 33 - 22 victory over Italy at the

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in Rome on 12 March 2022.

References

External links

Gloucester Rugby ProfileScotland Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vellacott, Ben 1995 births Living people Exeter Chiefs players Gloucester Rugby players Rugby union players from Chertsey Scottish rugby union players Worcester Warriors players Wasps RFC players Edinburgh Rugby players London Welsh RFC players Hartpury University R.F.C. players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves People educated at Ivybridge Community College People educated at West Buckland School Alumni of Hartpury College