Ben Moon (rugby union)
England international rugby union player
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Ben Moon (born 14 July 1989) is an English former rugby union player. A prop, he was a one-club man with Exeter Chiefs and made eight appearances at international level for England.
14 July 1989
| Born | Benjamin Moon 14 July 1989 Tiverton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Uffculme School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Former professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Moon made his debut for Exeter on 4 October 2008 against Sedgley Park.[1] The following season Exeter defeated Bristol Bears in the 2009–10 RFU Championship playoff final to secure promotion to the top flight.[2]
Moon played for the side that beat Northampton Saints in the 2014 Anglo-Welsh Cup final to win Exeter the first major trophy in their history.[3] He started in the 2016-17 Premiership final which saw Exeter Chiefs defeat Wasps after extra time to become champions of England for the first time.[4]
Moon came off the bench as a substitute during the 2020 European Rugby Champions Cup final as Exeter beat Racing 92 to become champions of Europe for the first time in their history.[5] The following week he played against Wasps in the Premiership final which Exeter won to complete a league and European double.[6]
In April 2023 it was announced that Moon would retire having spent fifteen years at Exeter making over 300 appearances.[7]
International career
Moon represented England at under-16 and under-18 level.[8] He played for England U20 during the 2009 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9][10] Later that year Moon was a member of the squad at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship and started in the final which England lost against New Zealand to finish runners up.[11]
In September 2018 Moon was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones after a number of injury withdrawals.[12] On 3 November 2018, Moon made his international Test debut coming on as a second half replacement for Alec Hepburn in an Autumn International game against South Africa.[13][14]
A week after his debut Moon made his first start for England in a defeat to New Zealand.[15] He then played in their next two autumn victories against Japan and Australia.[16][17]
Moon was included in the England squad for the 2019 Six Nations Championship.[18] He made his first Six Nations appearance in a victory over France.[19] He started in the next game which they lost against Wales and also played in the penultimate round against Italy.[20][21] Moon then started in the final round of the tournament which saw England draw with Scotland to finish runners up.[22] This draw proved to be his eight and ultimately last cap.[23]
