Ben Coutts
Encyclopedia
Ben Coutts is an Australian rugby union
footballer, currently signed with Australian franchise, the Queensland Reds
, who play in the international Super 14
tournament.
for half a season in 2005. He was then spotted by former Ebbw Vale
player Kingsley Jones who is currently the forwards coach at English club Sale Sharks
. Coutts was born in Canberra
, and he became a product of the Brumbies Rugby
development program, and was in the system when Eddie Jones
was at the Brumbies. He represented the ACT and under-19 and under-21 level.
Coutts made the move to the English premiership
, signing with the Sale Sharks
. He made his debut against Worcester in 2005. He since became a regular in the starting lineup for the Sharks.
He was closely monitored by 2007 Reds coach Jones, and was offered a two-year contract to return to Australia and play Super 14, he accepted. Coutts' contract with Sale ended in May, 2006. He played for Southland in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup
, before officially joining the Reds squad for the newly created Australian Provincial Championship
. In November 2006 he played in the Australian Prime Minister's XV Rugby team coached by Bob Dwyer
against the Japan national rugby union team
, winning 61-19.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer, currently signed with Australian franchise, the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
, who play in the international Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
tournament.
Career
Prior to moving to the Reds, Coutts played for Welsh Premiership club Ebbw Vale RFCEbbw Vale RFC
Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union Club based in the town of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales. The club currently play in the WRU Division One East and the SWALEC Cup. It also acts as a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons....
for half a season in 2005. He was then spotted by former Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale RFC
Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union Club based in the town of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales. The club currently play in the WRU Division One East and the SWALEC Cup. It also acts as a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons....
player Kingsley Jones who is currently the forwards coach at English club Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
. Coutts was born in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, and he became a product of the Brumbies Rugby
Brumbies Rugby
The Brumbies are a Super 15 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland...
development program, and was in the system when Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones (rugby)
Eddie Jones is a rugby union coach and former player.-Coaching career:...
was at the Brumbies. He represented the ACT and under-19 and under-21 level.
Coutts made the move to the English premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
, signing with the Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
. He made his debut against Worcester in 2005. He since became a regular in the starting lineup for the Sharks.
He was closely monitored by 2007 Reds coach Jones, and was offered a two-year contract to return to Australia and play Super 14, he accepted. Coutts' contract with Sale ended in May, 2006. He played for Southland in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup
2006 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup is a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Friday 28 July 2006, and the Grand Final was won by Waikato on 21 October 2006....
, before officially joining the Reds squad for the newly created Australian Provincial Championship
Australian Provincial Championship
The Australian Provincial Championship, often abbreviated to the APC, is a now defunct Australian national Rugby union tournament that commenced for just one season in 2006...
. In November 2006 he played in the Australian Prime Minister's XV Rugby team coached by Bob Dwyer
Bob Dwyer
Bob Dwyer is an Australian rugby union coach.Educated at Sydney Boys High School, he coached Sydney club Randwick to four Sydney championship wins before becoming Australia's national team coach. He coached Australia from 1982-83, and again from 1988...
against the Japan national rugby union team
Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
, winning 61-19.