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James Benjamin
Hooker
Age: 30
Date of birth: 21st February 1994
Place of birth: Newport
Height: 182cm / 5' 11''
Weight: 98kg / 15st 6lbs
Clubs: Newport,Cross Keys,Bedwas,Pontypool
Education: Bassaleg Comprehensive School, Newport,Coleg Gwent
Honours: Wales RU U20
Twitter: @jbenjamin99
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James Benjamin is one of the region’s home-grown talents having progressed through the Dragons Academy and age grade sides. The Newport born forward quickly turned heads during his time in the Premiership with Cross Keys and Bedwas and was called into the Wales Under-20s squad before making his international debut during a win over France in October 2013.

He made his senior debut for Dragons at flanker against London Wasps at Rodney Parade in 2013 and made his 50th appearance in April 2018 at the Principality Stadium against Scarlets.

The Dragons academy graduate has also impressed on the Sevens stage and was part of the Welsh squad for the Commonwealth Games in 2018.

Benjamin operted at back row and also at centre for his home region, before making the transition to hooker ahead of the 2021/2022 season. After 16 appearances for the region in 2023/24, Benjamin is fast-approaching a century for the club having played 91 times and scored eight tries before the start of the 2024/25 season. 

PLAYING RECORD
SEASON P W D L T C P DG PTS
2013/2014 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2013/2014
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
16/11/2013 Wasps FL 0 0 0 0 0
25/01/2014 Northampton Saints FL 0 0 0 0 0
2014/2015 16 7 0 9 2 0 0 0 10
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2014/2015
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
24/10/2014 Newcastle Falcons Rep 0 0 0 0 0
01/11/2014 Ulster FL 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/2014 Harlequins FL 0 0 0 0 0
14/11/2014 Ospreys FL 0 0 0 0 0
30/11/2014 Glasgow Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/2014 Bucuresti Wolves Rep 0 0 0 0 0
01/02/2015 Exeter Chiefs FL 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/2015 London Welsh FL 0 0 0 0 0
01/03/2015 Zebre Parma Rep 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/2015 Ulster FL 0 0 0 0 0
28/03/2015 Benetton Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
04/04/2015 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
12/04/2015 Leinster Rep 2 0 0 0 10
17/04/2015 Edinburgh Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
25/04/2015 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
16/05/2015 Munster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2015/2016 8 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2015/2016
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
04/09/2015 Connacht Rep 0 0 0 0 0
11/09/2015 Zebre Parma Rep 0 0 0 0 0
03/10/2015 Leinster FL 0 0 0 0 0
29/01/2016 Leinster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/2016 Ulster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
11/02/2016 Connacht Rep 0 0 0 0 0
25/02/2016 Glasgow Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/2016 Zebre Parma FL 0 0 0 0 0
2016/2017 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2016/2017
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
16/12/2016 Worcester Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2017/2018 24 7 2 15 2 0 0 0 10
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2017/2018
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
02/09/2017 Leinster FL 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/2017 Edinburgh Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
15/09/2017 Connacht N8 0 0 0 0 0
30/09/2017 Southern Kings N8 0 0 0 0 0
06/10/2017 Cardiff Rugby N8 0 0 0 0 0
14/10/2017 Newcastle Falcons N8 0 0 0 0 0
21/10/2017 Enissey STM N8 0 0 0 0 0
27/10/2017 Ospreys FL 0 0 0 0 0
03/11/2017 Munster FL 0 0 0 0 0
17/11/2017 Scarlets Rep 0 0 0 0 0
24/11/2017 Leinster N8 1 0 0 0 5
01/12/2017 Ulster N8 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/2017 Enissey STM N8 0 0 0 0 0
15/12/2017 Newcastle Falcons N8 0 0 0 0 0
26/12/2017 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
31/12/2017 Ospreys N8 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/2018 Scarlets N8 0 0 0 0 0
13/01/2018 Union Bordeaux-Begles FL 1 0 0 0 5
20/01/2018 Union Bordeaux-Begles Rep 0 0 0 0 0
02/02/2018 Worcester Warriors FL 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2018 Glasgow Warriors FL 0 0 0 0 0
23/02/2018 Edinburgh Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
02/03/2018 Southern Kings FL 0 0 0 0 0
28/04/2018 Scarlets N8 0 0 0 0 0
2018/2019 8 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 5
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2018/2019
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
08/12/2018 Northampton Saints Rep 0 0 0 0 0
15/12/2018 ASM Clermont Auvergne Rep 0 0 0 0 0
30/12/2018 Ospreys Rep 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/2019 Scarlets Rep 1 0 0 0 5
11/01/2019 RCM Timisoara Saracens N8 0 0 0 0 0
18/01/2019 ASM Clermont Auvergne Rep 0 0 0 0 0
15/02/2019 Edinburgh Rugby N8 0 0 0 0 0
23/02/2019 Benetton Rugby N8 0 0 0 0 0
2019/2020 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2019/2020
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
26/10/2019 Glasgow Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
01/11/2019 Leinster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2019 Edinburgh Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
16/11/2019 Castres Olympique FL 0 0 0 0 0
22/11/2019 Enissey STM FL 0 0 0 0 0
2020/2021 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2020/2021
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
19/12/2020 Union Bordeaux-Begles Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2021/2022 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2021/2022
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
04/12/2021 Glasgow Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
11/12/2021 USA Perpignan Rep 0 0 0 0 0
17/12/2021 Lyon Olympique Universitaire Rep 0 0 0 0 0
30/04/2022 Zebre Parma Rep 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/2022 Ospreys Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2022/2023 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 5
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2022/2023
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
29/10/2022 Zebre Parma Rep 0 0 0 0 0
27/11/2022 Emirates Lions HK 1 0 0 0 5
03/12/2022 DHL Stormers Rep 0 0 0 0 0
28/01/2023 Glasgow Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
18/02/2023 Leinster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2023/2024 17 2 0 15 2 0 0 0 10
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2023/2024
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
29/10/2023 Cardiff Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
04/11/2023 Munster FL 0 0 0 0 0
12/11/2023 Leinster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
25/11/2023 Hollywoodbets Sharks Rep 0 0 0 0 0
02/12/2023 Emirates Lions Rep 0 0 0 0 0
16/12/2023 Section Paloise HK 1 0 0 0 5
26/12/2023 Cardiff Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
01/01/2024 Scarlets HK 0 0 0 0 0
13/01/2024 Zebre Parma HK 0 0 0 0 0
21/01/2024 Hollywoodbets Sharks Rep 0 0 0 0 0
17/02/2024 Glasgow Warriors HK 0 0 0 0 0
02/03/2024 Ulster HK 1 0 0 0 5
29/03/2024 Zebre Parma Rep 0 0 0 0 0
20/04/2024 Benetton Rugby HK 0 0 0 0 0
27/04/2024 Connacht Rep 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/2024 DHL Stormers Rep 0 0 0 0 0
01/06/2024 Scarlets Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2024/2025 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2024/2025
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
21/09/2024 Ospreys Rep 0 0 0 0 0
26/10/2024 Connacht Rep 0 0 0 0 0
30/11/2024 Cardiff Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/2024 Montpellier Herault RC HK 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 96 27 2 67 8 0 0 0 40
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