Ben Addison


Ben Addison is a former Scotland Sevens international rugby union player and now coach who played fullback and on the wing for Glasgow Warriors.
At university Addison was studying to be a physiotherapist.

Amateur career

Addison came through the age grades at amateur provincial level playing with Caledonia at U16, U18 and U19
He played for Stirling County. He played in the British & Irish Cup for County.
He then moved to Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians in 2015.

Professional career

Addison played for Glasgow Warriors in 2005-06 season.
He started the match against Ayr.
He also started on the bench in the Warriors match against Edinburgh Rugby that same season.
He broke into Glasgow's academy squad for season 2006-07. He played in the Warriors match against the Scotland U20 side.

International career

Addison came through the age grades for Scotland. He played for Scotland U19 and at Scotland U21
He was then capped by Scotland Sevens. He was selected for all eight legs of the 2006-2007 World Series and after recovering from injury was selected for the final four legs of the 2007-2008 Series.

Coaching career

In 2014 he became an assistant coach at Stirling County.
In 2015 he joined Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians as a player-coach.
In 2016 he was made a backs coach at Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians.
In 2021 he became attack coach of Hamilton RFC.
In 2023 he became head coach of Hamilton RFC.