Huw Bennett

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Huw Bennett
Huw Bennett (2012)
Player information
Full name Huw Bennett
birthday June 11, 1983
place of birth Ebbw Vale , Blaenau Gwent , Wales
Clubs as active
Years society Games (points)
2003-2012 Ospreys 142 (40)
2012-2013 Lyon Olympique Universitaire 0
Teams in youth
Years team
Neath RFC
National team
Years National team Games (points)
2003-2012 Wales 51 (0)

As of December 5, 2019

Huw Bennett (born June 11, 1983 in Ebbw Vale , Blaenau Gwent ) is a retired Welsh rugby union player . He played as a hooker for the Welsh national team and the Ospreys .

Bennett made his national team debut against Ireland in preparation for the 2003 World Cup . He had previously played for the Welsh U19 and U21 as well as the English U18. He was used at the World Cup against Canada and Tonga .

Bennett was particularly successful in the 2006/07 season when he completed 23 games for the Ospreys, scoring a try in the Magners League , the Heineken Cup and the EDF Energy Cup . He injured himself in the final Magners League game that secured the Ospreys the championship, so that he could not participate in the preparatory games for the 2007 World Cup . He played against Japan during the World Cup .

Under the new national coach Warren Gatland , he became a regular at the Six Nations 2008 , where Wales could reach the tenth Grand Slam in history. Bennett extended his contract with the Ospreys in March of that year until 2012. He then moved to France to Lyon Olympique Universitaire . Due to a protracted injury, he was not used for the club and ended his career in June 2013.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Huw Bennett signs new Ospreys deal. WalesOnline, March 11, 2008, accessed March 21, 2009 .
  2. ^ Wales hooker Huw Bennett forced to retire through injury. BBC, June 26, 2013, accessed December 5, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Bennett, Huw
BRIEF DESCRIPTION welsh rugby union player
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Ebbw Vale , Blaenau Gwent , Wales