Ben Harvey (rugby union) explained

Ben Harvey
Birth Name:Benjamin John Harvey
Birth Date:26 June 1974
Birth Place:Redruth, England
Ru Position:Fly-half
Youthyears1: 
Years1:1995–96
Years2:1996–98
Years3:1998–2001
Years4:2001–05
Years5:2005–07
Clubs1:Bristol
Clubs2:Richmond
Clubs3:Worcester
Clubs4:Stourbridge
Clubs5:Pertemps Bees
Superyears1: 
Repyears1: 
Repteam1:England sevens
Repsevensyears1: 
Coachyears1:2007
Coachyears2:2008–13
Coachyears3:2004
Coachteams1:Pertemps Bees
Coachteams2:Jersey
Coachteams3:Kenya sevens

Benjamin John Harvey (born 26 June 1974) is a rugby union coach and former player from Redruth, England.

Playing career

Harvey played rugby as a Fly-half. During his career he played for Bristol under the captaincy of future England and British and Irish Lions captain, Martin Corry.[1] In 1996, he left Bristol for Richmond before leaving after the 1997–98 season.[2] After his time at Richmond, Harvey moved to Worcester Warriors.[3] Harvey then moved to Stourbridge RFC in 2001.[4] During his playing career, he also played for the England national rugby sevens team.[5] During his time at Stourbridge Ben became a regular scorer in National League 1 and is one of the top scorers in the division of all time.[6]

Coaching career

In 2004, Harvey coached the Kenya national rugby sevens team.[7] In 2005, Harvey left Stourbridge to move to Pertemps Bees as a player/coach. He became the coach of the backs.[8] In 2007, after the head coach was made redundant, Harvey was appointed as the head coach of Pertemps Bees however he was removed from his position after fifteen games because of poor results.[9] In 2008, Harvey was appointed as professional head coach to Jersey[10] and later became Jersey's director of rugby as well as head coach after the incumbent stood down to become the vice-president of Jersey.[11] During Harvey's time at Jersey, he coached them through five consecutive promotions to the RFU Championship from London 2 South.[12] In 2011, Harvey led calls for the States of Jersey to construct a new sports centre in Jersey in order to improve sports facilities in Jersey.[13] In 2012, he was awarded the "Coach of the Year Award" in the CI Sports Personality of the Year awards.[14]

References

  1. News: Ayres . Martin . Courage Clubs' Championship National League One . The Independent . 1996-08-28 . 2013-05-06 . London.
  2. Web site: Ben Harvey . ESPN . 2013-05-06.
  3. Web site: Harvey boosts Worcester bid; Worcester 23 London Welsh 10. . Sunday Mercury (archived at The Free Library) . 2013-05-06.
  4. Web site: Harvey stepping up for some hands-on action . The Birmingham Post (archived at The Free Library) . 2005-09-24 . 2013-05-06.
  5. News: Harvey signed as new Jersey coach . BBC Sport . 2008-04-30 . 2013-05-06.
  6. Web site: National One All time leading scorers . Rugby Statbunker . 10 January 2016 .
  7. Web site: Sevens team heads for Hong Kong . Daily Nation. 2013-05-06.
  8. News: Quins work hard to keep record . Telegraph . 2005-09-26 . 2013-05-06 . London . Paul . Bolton.
  9. Web site: Ailing Bees axe Harvey for Xmas. . The Birmingham Post (archived at The Free Library) . 2007-12-19 . 2013-05-06.
  10. Web site: Jersey RFC unveil new pro coach . https://archive.today/20130616101132/http://www.thisisjersey.com/latest/2008/04/30/jersey-rfc-unveil-new-pro-coach/ . usurped . 16 June 2013 . This is Jersey . 2008-04-30 . 2013-05-06.
  11. News: Burton quits as director of rugby . BBC Sport . 2008-06-09 . 2013-05-06.
  12. News: Anna . Kessel . Jersey's pint-fuelled preparations are in past as they face Newcastle . The Guardian . 2013-03-28. 2013-05-06 . London.
  13. News: Jersey Rugby coach wants a new sports centre for Jersey . BBC News . 2011-11-04 . 2013-05-06.
  14. Web site: CI Sports Personality of the Year . https://archive.today/20130616101148/http://www.thisisjersey.com/picture-galleries/jep-picture-galleries/2012/01/29/ci-sports-personality-of-the-year/01527901_cropped/ . usurped . 16 June 2013 . This is Jersey . 2012-01-27 . 2013-05-06.