| Ben Vellacott | |
| Birth Name: | Ben Vellacott |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Chertsey, Surrey, England |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | 78kg (172lb) |
| Position: | Scrum-half |
| Repteam1: | Scotland U20s |
| Repteam2: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Repyears2: | 2022 |
| Repcaps1: | 17 |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 13 April 2023 |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Gloucester Rugby |
| Clubs2: | Wasps |
| Clubs3: | Edinburgh Rugby |
| Apps1: | 49 |
| Apps2: | 20 |
| Apps3: | 38 |
| Points1: | 70 |
| Points2: | 10 |
| Points3: | 50 |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 5 April 2023 |
| Ru Currentteam: | Edinburgh Rugby |
| School: | Ivybridge Community College West Buckland School Hartpury College |
Ben Vellacott (born 28 March 1995) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
Vellacott was a member of the Gloucester Academy before signing his first professional contract on 19 January 2017 with Gloucester at Kingsholm Stadium.[2]
On 6 February 2019, Vellacott has signed for Premiership rivals Wasps from the 2019–20 season.[3] Vellacott first pulled on Wasps colours at the 2019 Premiership 7s, helping his side reach the final of the tournament for a sixth successive time, but an unfortunate ACL injury ruled him out of action for six months of the season.[4]
On 2 March 2021, Vellacott announced his move to Scotland to join URC side Edinburgh ahead of the 2021–22 season.[5]
Born in England, he is qualified to play for through his mother and has represented them at age group level.
Vellacott has played for Scotland at under-17 and under-18 levels - giving a man-of-the-match performance against England at the former age grade. He made his Scotland under-20 debut off the bench against Ireland U20s in January 2014 during the 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and scored his side's only try, in the final minutes.[6] Ben was named in the Scotland U20 squad for the Junior World Championships in Italy in June 2015.[7]
In January 2022 Vellacott was named in the Scotland squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.[8]
He made his debut for Scotland in their 33 - 22 victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 12 March 2022.[9]