Miles Benjamin
| Full name | Miles Benjamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Solihull, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King Edward's School, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing | ||
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| Current team | Leicester Tigers | ||
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| Worcester Warriors | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006–2012 2012–2016 |
Worcester Warriors Leicester Tigers |
124 29 |
((300) (50)) |
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Correct as of 24 April 2012
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008 2010–2016 |
England U20 England Saxons |
4 4 |
((20) (30)) |
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Correct as of 24 April 2012
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Miles Benjamin (born 11 May 1988 in Solihull, West Midlands, England) is a retired rugby union player who played at Wing for the Leicester Tigers & the Worcester Warriors in the English Aviva Premiership. He also played several other sports in his youth, representing the West Midlands at athletics and water polo, and Warwickshire at cricket. He received the Bache memorial prize for sportsman of the year from his school, King Edward's School, Birmingham.
Benjamin was signed by the Worcester Warriors Academy. After suffering a fractured fibula at the Middlesex Sevens in August 2006, Benjamin returned to full fitness with the help of the Worcester Warriors physios after a year out, returning in the 2007 Middlesex Sevens tournament. Cousin, Marissa Dzotsi, who helped him through it all and was by his side and watched him play a great game. Miles plays centre and wing.
His debut first-team start was against London Irish in the EDF Energy Cup, where he scored a try. His debut Premiership appearance was as a substitute against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. He scored his first Premiership try against Newcastle Falcons in January 2008. He finished the season as the club's leading try-scorer with 15 and fourth in the Guinness Premiership charts with nine. Benjamin was jointly awarded the Young Player of the Year prize at Worcester's end of 2007–08 season awards. He was on the losing side in the final of the 2007–08 European Challenge Cup.
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