Benson Stanley is a rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player for the Blues in the Super 14

Super 14

Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...

 competition. Stanley is a product of Auckland Grammar. He plays as a centre. Benson is one of the Stanley rugby clan that includes Chase

Chase Stanley

Chase Stanley is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League competition and has represented New Zealand in international competition...

, Joe

Joe Stanley

Joe Stanley is a former rugby union player. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand.-Career:Stanley played for the All Blacks, Ponsonby and Auckland as a centre. Joe is a member of the Stanley Rugby Clan which includes Chase and Benson...

 and Kyle

Kyle Stanley (rugby league)

Kyle Stanley , is a Samoan-Australian Rugby League player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League....

. Benson is also a brother of Auckland and Blues representative Winston Stanley.

Stanley has been named in the 2010 All Blacks squad.

Stanley has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland

University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...

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External links

• Blues profile