Toti Benz-Salomon
Full nameAristot Benz-Salomon
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001
Place of birthSpain
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
SchoolQuest Academy
UniversityHartpury University
Notable relative(s)Jono Benz-Salomon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tigh-head Prop
Current team Bristol Bears, Hartpury University
Youth career
2013-20?? Harlequins
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021- Bristol Bears 4 (0)
2021- Hartpury (dual-registration) 5 (0)
Correct as of 11 October 2023

Toti Benz-Salomon (born 17 March 2001) is a Spanish rugby union player, who plays for Bristol Bears in the Premiership and is dual registered with Hartpury University in the RFU Championship.[1]

Club career

Youth

He began playing rugby at school, before joining the Harlequins Academy in 2013.[2][3] He studied at Hartpury University where he also played rugby in the for the university in the BUCS Super Rugby.[4][5]

Senior career

He made his debut for Bristol Bears in the 2022-23 Premiership Rugby Cup, starting at loose-head in a 20–35 loss to the Exeter Chiefs. In that match him and his brother, Jono Benz-Salomon, became the third set of twins to play for Bristol Bears.[6][7]

He has also featured for Hartpury University RFC, making his debut coming off the bench against Doncaster Knights.[8]

Personal life

He was born in Spain before moving to England at 10 years old. He has a twin brother who also is a professional rugby union player.

References

  1. ↑ "Toti BENZ-SALOMON - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ↑ This is Rugby: Meet the Benz-Solomon twins, retrieved 2023-10-11
  3. ↑ "Croydon rugby twins tipped for the top". Your Local Guardian. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ↑ admin (2022-08-19). "BUCS Super Rugby Success With 25 Students Joining Professional Teams". The Student Sport Company. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. ↑ "BUCS Super Rugby stars heading into the professional game for 2022-23". www.bucs.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. ↑ "Twinz: Meet the Benz-Salomon brothers". Bristol Bears Rugby. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Toti BENZ-SALOMON profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Hartpury announce a much-changed squad to welcome Knights". Hartpury RFC. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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