Ben O'Donnell

Ben O'Donnell
	O'Donnell with the Australia sevens team in 2017
Born	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 30); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School	Waverley College
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre, Wing, Fullback
Current team	Aurillac
Senior career
Years	Team
2017	Randwick
2020–2022	Connacht
2023–2025	Brumbies
2024	Hawke's Bay
2025–	Aurillac
	Correct as of 15 June 2025
National sevens team
Years	Team
2017–2020	Australia
	Correct as of 10 January 2021

Australian rugby union player

Rugby player

Ben O'Donnell (born 14 August 1995) is an Australian rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for the Brumbies in Super Rugby^[1] and for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.^[2] He previously played for Connacht in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup.^[3]

O’Donnell has represented the Australia national rugby sevens team from 2017 to 2020 at 21 competitions.^[4]^[5]

In mid-2025, O'Donnell left the Brumbies at the end of his contract and signed with French Pro D2 club Aurillac on a two-year deal.^[6]

References

^ "ACT Brumbies sign Sevens star Ben O'Donnell". Brumbies (Press release). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ "Magpies 2024 NPC squad confirmed". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (Press release). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ "Connacht Rugby announce signings of Ben O'Donnell and Abraham Papali'i". Connacht Rugby (Press release). 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ "Cruel Olympic blow for Ben O'Donnell with surgery required on injured knee". rugby.com.au. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ "Delayed World Series start for O'Donnell". rugby.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ Helmers, Caden; Dinjaski, Melanie (15 June 2025). "Luckless Brumbies star to move to France after finals heartbreak". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media.

External links

Rugby.com.au profile
Ben O'Donnell at All.Rugby
Ben O'Donnell at ItsRugby.co.uk

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[ACT_Brumbies_sign_Sevens_star_Ben_O'Donnell-1] "ACT Brumbies sign Sevens star Ben O'Donnell". Brumbies (Press release). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[Magpies_2024_NPC_squad_confirmed-2] "Magpies 2024 NPC squad confirmed". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (Press release). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[O'Donnell_and_Papali'i-3] "Connacht Rugby announce signings of Ben O'Donnell and Abraham Papali'i". Connacht Rugby (Press release). 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[4] "Cruel Olympic blow for Ben O'Donnell with surgery required on injured knee". rugby.com.au. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[5] "Delayed World Series start for O'Donnell". rugby.com.au. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[6] Helmers, Caden; Dinjaski, Melanie (15 June 2025). "Luckless Brumbies star to move to France after finals heartbreak". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media.