Ben Cohen

Ben Christopher Cohen (MBE), is an English former rugby union player and anti-bullying activist. He began his professional career with Northampton Saints in 1996 before joining French club Brive in 2007. In 2009, he returned to England to play for Sale Sharks.

Primarily a winger, Cohen was a key member of the England squad that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He retired from professional rugby in May 2011 and later established the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, a charity dedicated to combating bullying and homophobia.