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| Date of birth | (1984-12-01)1 December 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Villanova College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Mowen (born 1 December 1984) is an Australian former professionalrugby union player. He was thecaptain of theAustralia national team [2] and also theACT Brumbies team inSuper Rugby.[3] He played atblindside flanker ornumber-eight.[4]
Mowen was born inBrisbane and educated atVillanova College. He played for theBrisbane Easts club, and captained the Queensland under 19s. At the2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship he captained Australia to finish second.[1]
Mowen made hisSuper Rugby debut in2006 Super 14 season for theQueensland Reds against the Sharks.[1] He made only other six appearances for Reds during the season, all being in non-competition matches, so he moved to theWaratahs in2007, joining Randwick in the Shute Shield competition.[1]
Late in the2011 Super Rugby season Mowen was forced to leave the Waratahs to allow forRocky Elsom's return from the Brumbies.[5] In July 2011 Mowen signed a two-year contract to play underJake White at the Brumbies,[6] being made captain for the 2012 season. In June 2013, former Wallaby,Stephen Larkham stated that, after some doubts, Mowen had turned out to be one of the best leaders he has ever encountered.[7]
Mowen made his Wallaby debut on 22 June 2013, against theBritish and Irish Lions in the position of blindside flanker. He maintained his spot in the team for the entire series. On 31 October 2013, he replacedJames Horwill as captain of the Wallabies.[8]
Mowen left Australia at the end of the2014 Super Rugby season.[9][10] He has said of his departure from test rugby: "I am probably the first (Wallabies captain to be in this situation), but I'm also probably the first bloke to make his Test debut at 28 and retire at 29."[11]
| Preceded by | Australian national rugby union captain 2013 | Succeeded by |