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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">MBE</a></span></span></span></small></div></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ben_Cohen_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ben_Cohen_2011.jpg/220px-Ben_Cohen_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ben_Cohen_2011.jpg/330px-Ben_Cohen_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ben_Cohen_2011.jpg/440px-Ben_Cohen_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1188" data-file-height="1432" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data">Ben Christopher Cohen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1978-09-14</span>) </span>14 September 1978<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 46)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, UK</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">227 lb (103 kg; 16.2 st)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Notable relative(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Cohen" title="George Cohen">George Cohen</a> (uncle)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Position(s)</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Wing_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (rugby union)">Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inside_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Inside Centre">Outside Centre</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Youth career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> Northampton Old Scouts RFC</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Senior career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1996–2007</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 146</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (320)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2007–2009</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">Brive</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 16</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (25)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2009–2011</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 48</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (55)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2000–2006</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 57</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (155)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>Ben Christopher Cohen</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:100;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">MBE</a></span> (born 14 September 1978) is an English <a href="/wiki/Activist" class="mw-redirect" title="Activist">activist</a> and former rugby player. He began his professional career with <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> in 1996; in 2007 he moved to France to represent <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">Brive</a> before returning to England two years later to join <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a>. Cohen was a member of the <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> team that won the <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003 Rugby World Cup</a>. His main position was winger. In May 2011, Cohen retired from professional rugby. He founded The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation to combat <a href="/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">homophobia</a> and bullying. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cohen was born in <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was educated at Kingsthorpe Upper School. (<a href="/wiki/Kingsthorpe_College" title="Kingsthorpe College">Kingsthorpe College</a> as known today) This was not a rugby playing school and at age 12 he first started playing with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081022202218/http://www.nosrfc.com/">Northampton Old Scouts RFC</a>. </p><p>Regarding his background, Cohen has stated, "My family's not <a href="/wiki/Jew" class="mw-redirect" title="Jew">Jewish</a>, but a few generations back they used to be. I think it was my great-grandfather that married a non-Jewish girl and broke with tradition."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_career">Club career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Club career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northampton">Northampton</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Northampton"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When he was 17 he joined <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> and made his first team debut against <a href="/wiki/Treorchy_RFC" title="Treorchy RFC">Treorchy</a> in the 1996/97 season, following which his name was rarely left off the team sheet. Cohen had long been linked with a move away from the club.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_on_strike_after_captaincy_snub_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen_on_strike_after_captaincy_snub-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stayaway_Cohen_nears_Northampton_exit_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stayaway_Cohen_nears_Northampton_exit-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whilst at Northampton he started in the victorious <a href="/wiki/2000_Heineken_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 Heineken Cup Final">2000 Heineken Cup Final</a> as they defeated <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brive">Brive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Brive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following his release from contract from Northampton RFC in 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-Stayaway_Cohen_nears_Northampton_exit_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stayaway_Cohen_nears_Northampton_exit-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cohen had been linked with midlands rivals <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a>, other English and French rugby union clubs<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a switch of codes to rugby league at <a href="/wiki/London_Broncos#2006–2011:_Harlequins_Rugby_League" title="London Broncos">Harlequins</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wigan_Warriors" title="Wigan Warriors">Wigan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_heads_for_Tigers?_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen_heads_for_Tigers?-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His future had remained uncertain after he failed to join a <a href="/wiki/Guinness_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness Premiership">Guinness Premiership</a> club, several games into the season. He was selected for the <a href="/wiki/Barbarian_F.C." title="Barbarian F.C.">Barbarians</a>, appearing in the game wearing the socks of his first club, Northampton Old Scouts RFC.<sup id="cite_ref-Barbarians_v_South_Africa_(Sat)_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barbarians_v_South_Africa_(Sat)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was rumoured of a move to <a href="/wiki/London_Broncos#2006–2011:_Harlequins_Rugby_League" title="London Broncos">Harlequins RL</a> with then chairman <a href="/wiki/Ian_Lenagan" title="Ian Lenagan">Ian Lenagan</a> supposedly talking to Cohen over recent months, however nothing official was ever announced and he shortly afterwards signed for Brive. </p><p>Cohen signed a deal with <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">Brive</a> who play in the <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a> competition in France. Fellow <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Rugby World Cup Final">2003 World Cup</a>-winning and <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> teammate <a href="/wiki/Steve_Thompson_(rugby_union)" title="Steve Thompson (rugby union)">Steve Thompson</a> was also at the club.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen's_French_revolution_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen's_French_revolution-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He signed a contract until 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-Wing_Cohen_seals_switch_to_Brive_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wing_Cohen_seals_switch_to_Brive-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cohen's move to the <a href="/wiki/Limousin_(region)" class="mw-redirect" title="Limousin (region)">Limousin</a> based club came after Cohen had stated "I won't be moving house."<sup id="cite_ref-Wing_Cohen_seals_switch_to_Brive_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wing_Cohen_seals_switch_to_Brive-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sale_Sharks">Sale Sharks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sale Sharks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2009, <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a> announced the signing of Cohen from <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">Brive</a> on a two-year contract. The move was called a "coup" by Sale's director of rugby, Kingsley Jones. At the time Cohen believed that he could make a return to international rugby through representing Sale.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unable to participate in Sale's pre-season warm-up matches for the 2009/10 season, Cohen made his competitive debut for Sale in September 2009 in a <a href="/wiki/Guinness_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness Premiership">Guinness Premiership</a> fixture against <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs" title="Exeter Chiefs">Exeter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following month, Cohen scored his first try for Sale in a 36–17 defeat to <a href="/wiki/Stade_Toulousain" title="Stade Toulousain">Toulouse</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cohen is one of the club's senior players and plays a role in developing Sale's young players. In September 2010 he noted that "I'm coming towards the end of my career and I've learnt a hell of a lot over the course of my career from some of the best coaches in the world. I think you've got to pass some of that experience down ... You have to have that blend of experience and youth and helping the younger guys out is something that I enjoy doing anyway."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late December, Cohen picked up a knee injury during Sale's 54–21 defeat to Leicester that side-lined him for six to eight weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was announced in March that Cohen's contract with Sale would not be renewed and he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. He commented that "Sale don't want me anymore because they're trying to spend more money in the pack".<sup id="cite_ref-leaving_Sale_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaving_Sale-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cohen, who represented Sale in over 50 matches, also said that if he could not secure a contract with a Premiership club he would consider retiring.<sup id="cite_ref-leaving_Sale_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaving_Sale-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 15 May 2011 Cohen announced his retirement from the sport to focus on his anti-bullying campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-retire_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Representative_career">Representative career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Representative career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of his retirement, Cohen was third in the list of all time England try scorers behind <a href="/wiki/Rory_Underwood" title="Rory Underwood">Rory Underwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Will_Greenwood" title="Will Greenwood">Will Greenwood</a>. </p><p>In February 2000, Cohen made his <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> debut against <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> in the inaugural <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a>, scoring two tries.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2001, he joined the <a href="/wiki/2001_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">Lions tour to Australia</a>, and although he did not figure in the Tests series he did score twice in the midweek match against New South Wales Country Cockatoos at <a href="/wiki/Coffs_Harbour,_New_South_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Coffs Harbour, New South Wales">Coffs Harbour</a>. </p><p>During the 2002–03 season he played in all of <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a>'s matches, scoring against the <a href="/wiki/All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="All Blacks">All Blacks</a> and putting in a try-saving tackle on <a href="/wiki/Ben_Blair" title="Ben Blair">Ben Blair</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he scored twice against the <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australians</a> at <a href="/wiki/Twickenham_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Twickenham stadium">Twickenham</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also scored against <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> in June 2003 as England won by 25–14, to complete their southern hemisphere tour unbeaten.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In England's successful <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">World Cup</a> campaign he started in all but one of England's matches. </p><p>In the 2004 <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a> Cohen was named man of the match against <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a>, partly for two striking tries. He was a replacement in two of England's 2004 Autumn internationals. </p><p>Cohen initially endured a difficult time after helping England lift the World Cup, admitting that he had lost his appetite for the game<sup id="cite_ref-where_are_they_now_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-where_are_they_now-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he did not feature in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2005 Six Nations Championship">2005 Six Nations Championship</a>. However, strong club form saw him win a try-scoring recall against Australia in November 2005. He stayed among the England setup throughout 2006 and during the Autumn internationals, but missed out on the Elite England squad for the 2007 Six Nations. </p><p>He regained a place in the squad for the summer tour of South Africa and raised the prospects for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_Union_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Rugby Union World Cup">2007 Rugby World Cup</a>. However, in May 2007 Cohen ruled himself out of both England's summer tour and the World Cup, stating that he wished to spend time with his pregnant wife.<sup id="cite_ref-where_are_they_now_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-where_are_they_now-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_tries">International tries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International tries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Try </th> <th>Opposing team </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Competition </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Score </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2000_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2000 Six Nations Championship">2000 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">5 February 2000 </td> <td rowspan="2">Win </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>50</b> – 18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2000 Six Nations Championship">2000 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>4 March 2000 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>46</b> – 12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Flaminio" title="Stadio Flaminio">Stadio Flaminio</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2000_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2000 Six Nations Championship">2000 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">18 March 2000 </td> <td rowspan="2">Win </td> <td rowspan="2">12 – <b>59</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2000 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2000 end-of-year rugby union internationals</a> </td> <td>25 November 2000 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>19</b> – 0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2001 Six Nations Championship">2001 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>3 February 2001 </td> <td>Win </td> <td>15 – <b>44</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2001 Six Nations Championship">2001 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>17 February 2001 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>80</b> – 23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td rowspan="3"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Romania national rugby union team">Romania</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals (page does not exist)">2001 end-of-year rugby union internationals</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">17 November 2001 </td> <td rowspan="3">Win </td> <td rowspan="3"><b>134</b> – 0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2002 Six Nations Championship">2002 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>2 February 2002 </td> <td>Win </td> <td>3 – <b>29</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2002 Six Nations Championship">2002 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>16 February 2002 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>45</b> – 11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Denis,_Seine-Saint-Denis" title="Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis">Saint-Denis</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stade_de_France" title="Stade de France">Stade de France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2002 Six Nations Championship">2002 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>2 March 2002 </td> <td>Loss </td> <td>20 – <b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Flaminio" title="Stadio Flaminio">Stadio Flaminio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2002 Six Nations Championship">2002 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>7 April 2002 </td> <td>Win </td> <td>9 – <b>45</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals</a> </td> <td>9 November 2002 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>31</b> – 28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2002_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">16 November 2002 </td> <td rowspan="2">Win </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>32</b> – 31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals</a> </td> <td>23 November 2002 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>53</b> – 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2003 Six Nations Championship">2003 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>22 March 2003 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>40</b> – 9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_England_rugby_union_tour_of_the_Southern_Hemisphere" title="2003 England rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere">2003 England rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere</a> </td> <td>21 June 2003 </td> <td>Win </td> <td>14 – <b>25</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_warm-up_matches" title="2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches">2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">6 September 2003 </td> <td rowspan="2">Win </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>45</b> – 14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Georgia_%281990%E2%80%932004%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia_%281990%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Georgia_%281990%E2%80%932004%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia_%281990%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Georgia_%281990%E2%80%932004%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Georgia_%281990%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Georgia national rugby union team">Georgia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003 Rugby World Cup</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">12 October 2003 </td> <td rowspan="2">Win </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>84</b> – 6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2004 Six Nations Championship">2004 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>21 February 2004 </td> <td>Win </td> <td>13 – <b>35</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2004_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2004 Six Nations Championship">2004 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">20 March 2004 </td> <td rowspan="2">Win </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>31</b> – 21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Denis,_Seine-Saint-Denis" title="Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis">Saint-Denis</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stade_de_France" title="Stade de France">Stade de France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2004 Six Nations Championship">2004 Six Nations Championship</a> </td> <td>27 March 2004 </td> <td>Loss </td> <td>24 – <b>21</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2005 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2005 end-of-year rugby union internationals</a> </td> <td>12 November 2005 </td> <td>Win </td> <td><b>26</b> – 16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2006 end-of-year rugby union internationals">2006 end-of-year rugby union internationals</a> </td> <td>5 November 2006 </td> <td>Loss </td> <td>20 – <b>41</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Ben_Cohen_StandUp_Foundation">The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, Cohen founded The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, Inc., which is, according to its website, "the world's first foundation dedicated to raising awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying, and funding those doing real-world work to stop it". </p><p>Following his retirement he announced plans to focus on the Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-retire_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2000, Cohen's father Peter Cohen, brother of English World Cup winning football player <a href="/wiki/George_Cohen" title="George Cohen">George Cohen</a>, was fatally injured while protecting an attack victim<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the Eternity nightclub in Northampton, which he managed. He died a month later from head injuries sustained in the assault.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three men were found guilty of violent conduct. </p><p>Cohen has <a href="/wiki/Tinnitus" title="Tinnitus">tinnitus</a><sup id="cite_ref-Simpson_2019_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simpson_2019-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is clinically <a href="/wiki/Deaf" class="mw-redirect" title="Deaf">deaf</a>, with about 30 to 33 percent hearing loss in each ear.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been involved in efforts to make rugby more accessible to the hard of hearing, especially young deaf players.<sup id="cite_ref-Clinically_deaf_Cohen_signs_up_to_help_hard_of_hearing_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clinically_deaf_Cohen_signs_up_to_help_hard_of_hearing-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During March 2011 <a href="/wiki/High_and_Mighty_(shop)" class="mw-redirect" title="High and Mighty (shop)">High and Mighty</a>, the big and tall menswear specialist, appointed Cohen as the new face of the brand for 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cohen was married to Abby Blayney in 2003, and they had twin daughters in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-mirror_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mirror-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple separated in 2014, and divorced in March 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-telegraph-20160331_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-20160331-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rubgy_star_Ben_Cohen_on_being_a_first-time_dad_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rubgy_star_Ben_Cohen_on_being_a_first-time_dad-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 13 November 2022, Cohen and <a href="/wiki/Kristina_Rihanoff" title="Kristina Rihanoff">Kristina Rihanoff</a>, with whom he had a daughter in 2016, announced their engagement.<sup id="cite_ref-Hello_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hello-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Status_as_a_gay_icon">Status as a gay icon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Status as a gay icon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cohen appeared on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Compete_Magazine" title="Compete Magazine">Compete Magazine</a></i> July 2011 issue<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Out_(magazine)" title="Out (magazine)">Out</a></i> in August 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 June 2013, he was named as one of the initial inductees to the <a href="/wiki/National_Gay_and_Lesbian_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame">National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame</a> newly established in Chicago, Illinois.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Cohen donated a signed <a href="/wiki/Jockstrap" title="Jockstrap">jockstrap</a> to support <a href="/wiki/GMFA" title="GMFA">GMFA</a>, a British charity addressing gay men's health issues, which was sold at auction at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Vauxhall_Tavern" title="Royal Vauxhall Tavern">Royal Vauxhall Tavern</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also featured on the front cover and in an interview section of GMFA's printed FS Magazine in November 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cohen founded The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation to combat bullying, and he has specifically noted homophobia as one of the bullying problems on the StandUp agenda.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TV_appearances">TV appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Cohen_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: TV appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2013, Cohen took part as a contestant in the <a href="/wiki/Strictly_Come_Dancing_(series_11)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strictly Come Dancing (series 11)">eleventh series</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Strictly_Come_Dancing" title="Strictly Come Dancing">Strictly Come Dancing</a></i>. He was partnered with Russian professional dancer <a href="/wiki/Kristina_Rihanoff" title="Kristina Rihanoff">Kristina Rihanoff</a>. The couple were later eliminated from the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2016, Cohen took part as a contestant on the <a href="/wiki/The_Jump_(series_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jump (series 3)">third series</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jump_(2014_TV_series)" title="The Jump (2014 TV series)">The Jump</a></i>, as a replacement for <a href="/wiki/Mark-Francis_Vandelli" title="Mark-Francis Vandelli">Mark-Francis Vandelli</a>. He later won the series on 6 March 2016, beating <a href="/wiki/Dean_Cain" title="Dean Cain">Dean Cain</a>. </p><p>In 2017, Cohen was a contestant on season 7, episode 8 of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Chase_(British_game_show)" title="The Chase (British game show)">The Celebrity Chase</a></i>. </p><p>In January 2018, he participated in <i><a href="/wiki/And_They%27re_Off!" title="And They're Off!">And They're Off!</a></i> in aid of <a href="/wiki/Sport_Relief" title="Sport Relief">Sport Relief</a>. </p><p>In December 2023, Cohen participated in <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>’s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Full_Monty" title="The Real Full Monty">The Real Full Monty</a></i> to raise awareness of cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161201081030/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV49-786Z">"Person Details for Ben Christopher Cohen, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008" — FamilySearch.org"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/FamilySearch" title="FamilySearch">FamilySearch</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV49-786Z">the original</a> on 1 December 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=FamilySearch&rft.atitle=Person+Details+for+Ben+Christopher+Cohen%2C+%22England+and+Wales+Birth+Registration+Index%2C+1837-2008%22+%E2%80%94+FamilySearch.org&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQV49-786Z&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1624210/bio">"Ben Cohen"</a>. <i>IMDb</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Something+Jewish&rft.atitle=Ben+Cohen&rft.aulast=Westbrook&rft.aufirst=Caroline&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.somethingjewish.co.uk%2Farticles%2F679_ben_cohen.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20070928121816/http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/32_4642.php?PHPSESSID=e9afc1c01c8c54e99999618512fb3351">"Saints confirm Cohen speculation"</a>. Northampton Saints. 22 August 2007. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 August</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Saints+confirm+Cohen+speculation&rft.pub=Northampton+Saints&rft.date=2007-08-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northamptonsaints.co.uk%2F32_4642.php%3FPHPSESSID%3De9afc1c01c8c54e99999618512fb3351&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cohen_on_strike_after_captaincy_snub-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Cohen_on_strike_after_captaincy_snub_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/07/08/22/RUGBYU_Cohen_Mallinder.html">"Cohen on strike after captaincy snub"</a>. Sportinglife. 22 August 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927184058/http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby%2F07%2F08%2F22%2FRUGBYU_Cohen_Mallinder.html">Archived</a> from the original on 27 September 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 August</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cohen+on+strike+after+captaincy+snub&rft.pub=Sportinglife&rft.date=2007-08-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportinglife.com%2Frugbyunion%2Fnews%2Fstory_get.cgi%3FSTORY_NAME%3Drugby%2F07%2F08%2F22%2FRUGBYU_Cohen_Mallinder.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Stayaway_Cohen_nears_Northampton_exit-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Stayaway_Cohen_nears_Northampton_exit_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Stayaway_Cohen_nears_Northampton_exit_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRees2007" class="citation news cs1">Rees, Paul (23 August 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyunion/story/0,,2154178,00.html">"Stayaway Cohen nears Northampton exit"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070825173008/http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyunion/story/0%2C%2C2154178%2C00.html">Archived</a> from the original on 25 August 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 August</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Stayaway+Cohen+nears+Northampton+exit&rft.date=2007-08-23&rft.aulast=Rees&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsport.guardian.co.uk%2Frugbyunion%2Fstory%2F0%2C%2C2154178%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/rugby_union/766699.stm">"Saints secure historic victory"</a>. <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>. 27 May 2000<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 September</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Saints+secure+historic+victory&rft.date=2000-05-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fhi%2Fsport%2Frugby_union%2F766699.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spearswms.com/ben-cohen-net-worth/">"Ben Cohen net worth"</a>. <i>www.spearswms.com</i>. 12 December 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 February</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.spearswms.com&rft.atitle=Ben+Cohen+net+worth&rft.date=2017-12-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spearswms.com%2Fben-cohen-net-worth%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cohen_heads_for_Tigers?-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Cohen_heads_for_Tigers?_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12321_2929545,00.html">"Cohen heads for Tigers?"</a>. Sky Sports. 29 November 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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BBC. 28 November 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071128121847/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7113739.stm">Archived</a> from the original on 28 November 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 November</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Barbarians+v+South+Africa+%28Sat%29&rft.date=2007-11-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport1%2Fhi%2Frugby_union%2F7113739.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cohen's_French_revolution-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Cohen's_French_revolution_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12332_2946347,00.html">"Cohen's French revolution"</a>. Sky Sports. 5 December 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 December</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cohen%27s+French+revolution&rft.pub=Sky+Sports&rft.date=2007-12-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Fstory%2F0%2C19528%2C12332_2946347%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wing_Cohen_seals_switch_to_Brive-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Wing_Cohen_seals_switch_to_Brive_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wing_Cohen_seals_switch_to_Brive_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/northampton/7119694.stm">"Cohen's French revolution"</a>. <i>BBC Sport</i>. 5 December 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071201133558/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/northampton/7119694.stm">Archived</a> from the original on 1 December 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 December</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+Sport&rft.atitle=Cohen%27s+French+revolution&rft.date=2007-12-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport1%2Fhi%2Frugby_union%2Fmy_club%2Fnorthampton%2F7119694.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/sale/7949375.stm">"Wing Cohen to quit Brive for Sale"</a>. <i>BBC Sport</i>. 18 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 March</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+Sport&rft.atitle=Wing+Cohen+to+quit+Brive+for+Sale&rft.date=2009-03-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport1%2Fhi%2Frugby_union%2Fmy_club%2Fsale%2F7949375.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeigh2009" class="citation news cs1">Leigh, Neil (2 September 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121112162758/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/rugby_union/s/1134727_cohen_raring_to_go_for_sale">"Cohen raring to go for Sale"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Evening_News" title="Manchester Evening News">Manchester Evening News</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/rugby_union/s/1134727_cohen_raring_to_go_for_sale">the original</a> on 12 November 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 November</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Manchester+Evening+News&rft.atitle=Cohen+raring+to+go+for+Sale&rft.date=2009-09-02&rft.aulast=Leigh&rft.aufirst=Neil&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmenmedia.co.uk%2Fmanchestereveningnews%2Fsport%2Frugby_union%2Fs%2F1134727_cohen_raring_to_go_for_sale&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeigh2009" class="citation news cs1">Leigh, Neil (11 October 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121112162711/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/rugby_union/s/1167200_toulouse_36_sale_17">"Toulouse 36 Sale 17"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Evening_News" title="Manchester Evening News">Manchester Evening News</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 November</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Manchester+Evening+News&rft.atitle=Toulouse+36+Sale+17&rft.date=2009-10-11&rft.aulast=Leigh&rft.aufirst=Neil&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmenmedia.co.uk%2Fmanchestereveningnews%2Fsport%2Frugby_union%2Fs%2F1167200_toulouse_36_sale_17&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Cohen+%28rugby+union%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeigh2010" class="citation news cs1">Leigh, Neil (22 September 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121112162745/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/rugby_union/s/1328437_big_ben_cohen_strikes_winning_note_for_sale">"Big Ben Cohen strikes winning note for Sale"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Evening_News" title="Manchester Evening News">Manchester Evening News</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/rugby_union/s/1328437_big_ben_cohen_strikes_winning_note_for_sale">the original</a> on 12 November 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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