Ben Alexander rugby player
Ben Alexander rugby player

Ben Alexander

13th Nov 1984 1.89m/120kg Tighthead Prop

Rugby Championship 2014: Australia team for Argentina test

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Ewen McKenzie has made three changes to the Australia team to take on Argentina this weekend, from the side that snuck past South Africa in round three. Two of the changes are injury-enforced, with Western...

Polota-Nau brings up his half-ton

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Wallaby hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau will celebrate his milestone 50th Test for Australia during Saturday's Rugby Championship clash against Argentina on the Gold Coast. Polota-Nau makes his long awaited...

Horne late show sinks Springboks

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

A late converted try from Rob Horne saw the Wallabies score their first win of the Rugby Championship as they came from behind to beat South Africa 24-23 at Patersons Stadium in Perth. It went right...

Weekend teams and predictions

1 decade ago by Front Row Grunt

Rugby Champs is back! Dagg is back at 15 for the AB’s who take on the might of the Bajada. Steyn is back at 10 for the Boks who take on the might of Folau. Catch the teams, times, odds, refs, weather...

Preview: Australia v South Africa

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

It could just be an intriguing contest and potentially an exciting one if the rain forecast does not dampen the players' ardour. For both sides their match in Perth is something of a reality check...

Preview: Australia v South Africa

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Australia will be eager to end a three-match losing run against South Africa when the pair clash at Patersons Stadium in Perth on Saturday. The last time the Wallabies beat the Springboks was in 2012...

Pollard axed

1 decade ago by Front Row Grunt

In a starting line-up sporting six changes, it will be Morne Steyn rather Handre Pollard, who will wear the No 10 jersey against Australia at Patersons Stadium in Perth (12h05 kickoff). Jan Serfontein...

Rugby Championship 2014: Australia team to play South Africa

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Kurtley Beale has been dropped from the Australian starting line-up as one of four changes to Ewen McKenzie’s team to play South Africa this weekend. The Wallabies were destroyed by New Zealand last...

Beale gets the boot

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Australian coach Ewen McKenzie has axed star playmaker Kurtley Beale ahead of his team's decisive Rugby Championship encounter with South Africa in Perth on Saturday. McKenzie, after the failed attempt...

Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley named Wallabies halves

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Nick Phipps and Bernard Foley will start together for the first time as the Wallabies halves after Ewen McKenzie made five changes to his starting team to face South Africa in the Rugby Championship Test...