Ben MacDougall

Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Ben MacDougall


fullname = Ben MacDougall
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|5|25|df=yes
cityofbirth = Sydney, NSW
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|193|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|92|kg|stlb|abbr=on
nickname =
occupation =
school =
university =
spouse =
children =
relatives = Luke MacDougall
Adam MacDougall
position = Centre / Wing
currentclub = leagueicon|Melbourne|16 Melbourne
clubnumber =
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youthclubs = Illawarra
youthrepyears =
youthrepteam =
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years = 1998
2000
2001–2001
2003
2004
2008
clubs = leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16 Western Suburbs Magpies
leagueicon|Newcastle|16 Newcastle Knights
leagueicon|Northern Eagles|16 Northern Eagles
leagueicon|Manly|16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
leagueicon|Melbourne|16 Melbourne Storm
leagueicon|Melbourne|16 Melbourne Storm
caps(points) = 3 (0)
2 (0)
31 (40)
23 (32)
22 (28)
0 (0)
repyears = 2006–2007
repteam = leagueicon|Scotland|16 Scotland (Union)
repcaps(points) = 2
pcupdate = 01:02, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
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Ben MacDougall (born 25 May 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He primarily plays in the centres.

MacDougall also played Rugby union in Scotland for three years from 2005 to 2007, representing the Scotland national rugby union team. MacDougall qualified for Scotland through his grandfather, Alan, who came from Glasgow. MacDougall never played union until targeted by Matt Williams, the former Scotland coach, in 2004. Williams did not rate Scotland's centres and, having failed to persuade MacDougall's older brother Adam, a rugby league international, he recruited Ben.cite news|author=David Ferguson|publisher="ABC News"|title=Aussie league convert to make Scotland debut |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/02/10/1566677.htm |accessdate=2007-12-16|date=2006-02-10]

MacDougall joined Edinburgh Rugby in 2004 and in 2006 moved to Border Reivers.cite news|author=David Ferguson|publisher="ABC News"|title=Aussie league convert to make Scotland debut|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/02/10/1566677.htm |accessdate=2008-07-13|date=2006-02-10]

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

In 2007, MacDougall signed a one-year contract with the Storm for 2008. MacDougall underwent a knee reconstruction in April, 2008. [cite news|author=Dave Donaghy|publisher="Herald Sun"|title=Storm recruit Brett Anderson heads south for better shot|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23546989-11088,00.html |accessdate=2008-07-13|date=2008-04-16]

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

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