Ben Foden
Profile:
Squad:Northampton Saints
Position:Full back
Age:26
Height:1.83m (6'0")
Weight:93kg (14st 9lb)
Caps:19
Biography:
A switch three seasons ago from Sale Sharks to Northampton Saints gave Ben Foden the opportunity that he yearned to play at scrum half. With it came a first cap when he appeared off the bench for Harry Ellis against Italy in February 2009 and he has subsequently started 16 of England’s past 17 Tests at full back. They include his RWC debut against Argentina in Dunedin in September 2011.
He also had the distinction of gaining more metres (100.6) in the 2011 RBS 6 Nations than any other player in the Championship. Teammate Chris Ashton was third with 74, half a metre behind Maxime Médard, of France.
Ben also helped the Sharks to their 2006 Guinness Premiership title triumph. Educated at Bromsgrove School and Manchester University, he scored 19 tries in 24 games for his home city club Chester, where his father Rob was head coach. Going into the 2011-12 campaign, he had appeared in 97 Premiership matches and scored 21 tries.
Elder brother and fly half Tom, who played at full back for Birmingham & Solihull, guested for Bedford against the Barbarians in the Mobbs Memorial Match two years ago and joined fellow Premiership club Rotherham Titans in the summer of 2011.
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Squad:Northampton Saints
Position:Full back
Age:26
Height:1.83m (6'0")
Weight:93kg (14st 9lb)
Caps:19
Biography:
He also had the distinction of gaining more metres (100.6) in the 2011 RBS 6 Nations than any other player in the Championship. Teammate Chris Ashton was third with 74, half a metre behind Maxime Médard, of France.
Ben also helped the Sharks to their 2006 Guinness Premiership title triumph. Educated at Bromsgrove School and Manchester University, he scored 19 tries in 24 games for his home city club Chester, where his father Rob was head coach. Going into the 2011-12 campaign, he had appeared in 97 Premiership matches and scored 21 tries.
Elder brother and fly half Tom, who played at full back for Birmingham & Solihull, guested for Bedford against the Barbarians in the Mobbs Memorial Match two years ago and joined fellow Premiership club Rotherham Titans in the summer of 2011.
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