Ben Alexander rugby player
Ben Alexander rugby player

Ben Alexander

13th Nov 1984 1.89m/120kg Tighthead Prop

Preview: Argentina v Australia

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

The term 'dead rubber' was whispered in Johannesburg before being quashed. Of course the same has happened before Argentina versus Australia. Despite sitting on three and ten points and being way...

Wallabies in disarray in Argentina

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Injuries, travel chaos and Kurtley Beale have conspired to throw the Wallabies' preparations for Saturday's Rugby Championship stoush with Argentina into disarray. Just hours after referring Beale's...

Beale dropped from Australia squad after inflight bust-up

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Kurtley Beale’s shaky disciplinary record has taken another hit with the news of a heated argument with a team official on the Australia squad’s flight over to South America. As a result, he has...

Wallabies dump boozy Beale

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Wallaby back Kurtley Beale is under formal investigation by the Australian Rugby Union and has been dumped from the team. This follows a bust-up with a team official on a flight from South Africa to...

Wallabies casualties mount

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Wallabies X-factor duo Kurtley Beale and Scott Higginbotham, both kept frustratingly quiet in the Rugby Championship, are poised for starting returns against Argentina next weekend. Injuries to inside...

McKenzie frustrated by Wallabies' poor finish

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Angry Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie rued poor composure and criticised his bench after a monumental Test upset slipped through Australia's fingers at Newlands on Saturday. The Wallabies showed great...

Player ratings: Late wobble

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

For almost 70 minutes Australia looked like they might cause an upset. Then the wheels came off. It showed on the scoreboard, as South Africa won 28-10. There can be several reasons for the late...

Preview: South Africa v Australia

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Once you've seen through all the smoke and mirrors, and looked past all the scandal mongering, Saturday's Rugby Championship clash at Newlands is lining up to be cracker. Second place in the world rankings...

Preview: South Africa vs Australia

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

It is the 80th Test between South Africa and Australia, Springboks and Wallabies, at Newlands on Saturday. The first Test between the two countries was also at Newlands, in 1933 when the Springboks...

Winger Tomane earns Wallabies recall

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

New Zealand-born winger Joe Tomane has been recalled to the Australia side for Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against South Africa at Newlands. The 24-year-old, who has been injured since...