Eddy Ben Arous
![]() Ben Arous training with Racing 92 in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Nice, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eddy Ben Arous (born 25 August 1990) is a French
Early career
Ben Arous began his career with playing for his local side Rugby Trappes, before playing at semi-professional level with Dreux Rugby Club during the 2004-05 season. He was spotted by US Tours Rugby to play in the Fédérale 2 club championship division. He turned in strong performances, particularly at the set piece.
Professional
In 2008, he was poached by
During the 2011–12 Top 14 season, he became a more regular player with Racing Métro, making 23 appearances for his team in total. Racing Métro made it all the way to the quarter-final that season, but losing to Toulon 17–13. They again made it to the quarter-final in the 2012–13 Top 14 season, but lost to Toulouse 33–19. In the 2013–14 Top 14 season, they made it one step further. Having beaten Toulouse 16–21 in the quarter-final, they had to face European Champions Toulon in the semi-finals. Unfortunately for Racing Métro, they lost 16–6.
In November 2012, having played for France at U18, U19 and U20 level, Ben Arous was named in the
Honours
- 2015–16[2]
References
- ^ "Eddy Ben Arous Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Racing 92 beat Toulon to win Top 14 Rugby title". rugbyweek.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.