Tim Bennetts

Tim Bennetts
Personal information
Born (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990
Sydney, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended Pennant Hills High School
Club information
Playing position Centre
Current club Canon Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2012− Canon Eagles 41 (75)
Representative team(s)
2015− Japan 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 19 August 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 August 2016.

Tim Bennetts (born 1 August 1990) is an Australian-born Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a centre.[1] He currently plays for the Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Early / Provincial Career

Bennetts was born and raised in Sydney where he attended Pennant Hills High School. He started playing Top League rugby in Japan with the Canon Eagles in 2012 and has been a regular starter for them over the past 4 seasons..[2][3][4]

International

Bennetts made his international debut for his adopted country, Japan, in a world cup warm-up match against Canada in San Jose, California on 18 July 2015. He didn't make the squad for the tournament, but became more of a regular the following year, starting all 3 matches during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals series.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tim Bennetts ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Tim Bennetts Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Tim Bennetts Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. "Tim Bennetts itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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