Ben Kay

Ben Kay
MBE

Birth name	Benedict James Kay
Date of birth	(1975-12-14) 14 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
School	Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby
University	Loughborough University
Notable relative(s)	Sir John Kay (father) Dame Amanda Yip (sister)
Spouse	Virginia Kay
Children	4 (Jemima, Walter, Digby, Pippa)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second Row Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Loughborough Students RUFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2010 Leicester Tigers 281 (55) Correct as of 9 June 2010 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2009 2005 England British & Irish Lions 62 2 (10) (0) Correct as of 14 June 2009

Benedict James Kay MBE (born 14 December 1975) is an English retired international rugby union footballer who played second row forward for Leicester Tigers, England and the British & Irish Lions.