Benjamin Kayser

Birth name	Benjamin Kayser
Date of birth	(1984-07-26) 26 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	17 st 8 lb (112 kg)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team ASM Clermont Auvergne Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2019 Stade Français Leicester Tigers Stade Français Castres Olympique Clermont Auvergne 60 50 26 29 243 (40) (5) (10) (0) (45) Correct as of 7 December 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008-15 France 47 (10) Correct as of 11 October 2015

Benjamin Kayser (born 26 July 1984) is a French former rugby union player. He most recently played at hooker for Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.

Kayser rejoined Stade Français at the end of the 2008/2009 season from Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership, who he joined during the 2007–08 season.^[2] While at Leicester he played as a replacement as they won the 2009 Premiership final.^[3] Kayser signed for Castres Olympique for the 2010–11 Top 14 season. In February 2011, Kayser signed a 3-year contract with ASM Clermont Auvergne.^[4]

Kayser played for France at international level, winning his first cap in their summer tour against Australia in 2008.

In 2010, Kayser was selected in the French Barbarians squad to play Tonga on 26 November. Kayser played for the Barbarians in 2018, winning against England at Twickenham.^[5]

Stade Français

• Top 14: 2006–07^[6]

Leicester Tigers

• Premiership Rugby: 2008–09

ASM Clermont Auvergne

• Top 14: 2016–17

• Official tigers player profile