Ben Spencer (rugby union)


Ben Spencer is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Bath in Premiership Rugby.

Club career

Spencer represented Cambridge during the 2010–11 National League 1 season. In August 2011, after impressing during a pre-season trial, Spencer signed for Saracens. In March 2015, Spencer kicked a last-minute penalty as Saracens defeated Exeter Chiefs 23-20 in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup. In May 2016, Spencer was a second-half substitute for Richard Wigglesworth as Sarries defeated Racing 92 to win the European Rugby Champions Cup for the first time. The following season, Spencer was again a used replacement as Saracens defeated ASM Clermont Auvergne to retain their European title. He was Saracens' top try scorer in the 2017/18 season.
He will join Bath in a three-year deal ahead of recommencement of the 2019–20 season.

International career

Spencer was a member of the England under-20 squad that competed at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa. In January 2012, Spencer scored a try on his debut for the England Saxons in a victory against Ireland Wolfhounds.
On 27 October 2019 he was called up to England's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement for Willi Heinz.

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