| Full name | Aristot Benz-Salomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Quest Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jono Benz-Salomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toti Benz-Salomon (born 17 March 2001) is a Spanish rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears in the Premiership. He is dual registered with Hartpury University in the RFU Championship. [1]
Club career
Youth
He began playing rugby at school, before joining the Harlequins Academy in 2013. [2] [3] He studied at Hartpury University where he also played rugby in the BUCS Super Rugby. [4] [5]
Senior career
He made his debut for Bristol Bears in the 2022-23 Premiership Rugby Cup, starting at loose-head in a 20–35 loss to the Exeter Chiefs. In that match he and his brother, Jono Benz-Salomon, became the third set of twins to play for Bristol Bears. [6] [7]
He has also featured for Hartpury University RFC, making his debut coming off the bench against Doncaster Knights. [8]
Personal life
He was born in Spain before moving to England at 10 years old. He has a twin brother who also is a professional rugby union player.
References
- ^ "Toti BENZ-SALOMON - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ This is Rugby: Meet the Benz-Solomon twins, retrieved 2023-10-11
- ^ "Croydon rugby twins tipped for the top". Your Local Guardian. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ admin (2022-08-19). "BUCS Super Rugby Success With 25 Students Joining Professional Teams". The Student Sport Company. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "BUCS Super Rugby stars heading into the professional game for 2022-23". www.bucs.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Twinz: Meet the Benz-Salomon brothers". Bristol Bears Rugby. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Toti BENZ-SALOMON profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Hartpury announce a much-changed squad to welcome Knights". Hartpury RFC. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2023-10-11.