Ben Gunter
_(Gunter_cropped).jpg) Gunter with Japan in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1997 Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Gunter (ベン・ガンター, Ben Gantā; born 24 October 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights. Born in Thailand, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Thailand, then in his youth moved to Australia and grew up in Gunnedah, New South Wales. His junior clubs were the Narrabri Blue Boars and the Gunnedah Red Devils.[2]
International career
[edit]After 3 Top League seasons for Panasonic Wild Knights, Ben Gunter received his first call-up to his adopted country.
On Saturday, 23 October 2021, Ben made his international debut for Japan against Australia at the Showa Denko Dome in Oita, starting at flanker.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ben Gunter itsrugby Player Profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ben Gunter Rugby.com.au Player Profile". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ben Gunter at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Ben Gunter at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Ben Gunter at All.Rugby
- Ben Gunter at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
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- Australian rugby union players
- 1997 births
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- Rugby union flankers
- Saitama Wild Knights players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Sunwolves players
- Japanese rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- People from Gunnedah
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Naturalised rugby union players
- Rugby union number eights
- People educated at Brisbane Boys' College
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs