Ben MacDougall

Ben MacDougall

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin MacDougall
Born	(1977-05-25) 25 May 1977 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998 Western Suburbs 3 0 0 0 0 2000 Newcastle Knights 2 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Northern Eagles 31 10 0 0 40 2003 Manly-Warringah 23 8 0 0 32 2004 Melbourne Storm 22 7 0 0 28 Total 81 25 0 0 100
Rugby union
Position	Outside Back
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–05 Edinburgh 2005–07 Border Reivers 2010–11 London Scottish 28 Total 28 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006 Scotland 2 0 0 0 0
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Ben MacDougall (born 25 May 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby footballer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. After playing rugby league in Australia for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Newcastle Knights, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Melbourne Storm, he started playing rugby union in the United Kingdom, and represented Scotland internationally.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Ben MacDougall has three siblings, Adam MacDougall, Luke MacDougall and Scott MacDougall, all three of whom would also become rugby league players.

Playing career

MacDougall made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in round 6 of the 1998 NRL season against South Sydney which ended in a 41-10 loss. MacDougall only played three matches that year for Wests as the club finished with the wooden spoon.

In 2000, he joined Newcastle before signing with the Northern Eagles. MacDougall played in the Northern Eagles final game as a club in round 26 of the 2002 NRL season where they lost 68-28 against Penrith. After the licence reverted back to Manly in 2003, MacDougall played in their first game back in the competition, a 20-30 loss against North Queensland at Dairy Farmers Stadium. He later had a stint with Melbourne in 2004.

He played rugby union in Scotland for three years from 2004 to 2007, representing the Scotland national rugby union team. MacDougall qualified for Scotland through his grandfather, Alan, who came from Glasgow. MacDougall was targeted by Matt Williams, the former Scotland coach in 2004. Williams did not rate Scotland's centre's and, having failed to persuade MacDougall's older brother Adam, a rugby league international, he recruited Ben. He made his Scotland debut against Wales on 12 February 2006 in a 2006 Six Nations Championship match at the Millennium Stadium.

MacDougall joined Edinburgh Rugby in 2004 and in 2006 moved to the Border Reivers. MacDougall joined London Scottish in the 2010/10 season and helped them win the RFU National One trophy and get promoted into the RFU The Championship for the 2011/2012 season.

Before departing for Scotland in 2005, MacDougall played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, the Newcastle Knights, the Northern Eagles, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

Career highlights

• First Grade Debut: 1998 - Round 6, Western Suburbs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at Aussie Stadium, 19 April
• International Debut (RU): 2006 - Scotland vs Wales at Cardiff, 12 February, losing 28–18 in the Six Nations Championship

External links

• Scrum Player Profile
• NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS PLAYER NUMBERS - 1988 TO PRESENT