Ben Gollings
Gollings in Fiji
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| Date of birth | 13 May 1980 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Launceston, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||
| University | Brunel University | ||||||||||||
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| Current team | Rugby Lions | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Flyhalf | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999–2003 2003–2004 2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2011 2011–2012 |
Harlequins Newcastle Worcester Sunnybank Tasman Toyota Shokki Gold Coast Breakers Rugby Lions |
25 |
(112) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–2011 |
 England
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70 | (2,652) |
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| Men's rugby sevens | ||
| Representing England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2006 Melbourne | Team competition |
Ben Gollings (born 13 May 1980, in Launceston, Cornwall, England) is a rugby union footballer who is currently unattached, having formerly played for England Sevens, and most recently Rugby Lions.
Gollings was educated at Castle Court School and Canford School and in 1997 led Canford to success at The National Schools 7's. In 2000, he was selected for England in the Students' Rugby World Cup, whilst at Brunel University.
Gollings has previously played for Bournemouth, Gloucester, Bath Development U19 side, Harlequins, Newcastle Falcons, Worcester, Doncaster Knights and Sunnybank. Whilst at Newcastle he was a replacement as they won the 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup final. Three years earlier in 2001 he was on the losing side in the same competition when Newcastle beat his old club Harlequins. In 2006, he signed to play in the New Zealand National Provincial Championship for Tasman. From June 2007 Gollings joined Toyota Shokki Rugby and continued to remain a regular part of the England Sevens set-up.
On 21 June 2011, it was announced that Gollings' contract with the RFU would not be renewed, ending his international sevens career after 70 tournaments. His accomplishments include several records in the IRB Sevens World Series. Gollings became the first rugby sevens player to score over 2000 points in his career during 2009. Gollings finished his career with over 2,300 points.
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