Ben Tune is a former Australian rugby union player, born on 28 December 1976 in Brisbane, who played most of his career on the wing and later at outside centre. Educated at St Paul School in Bald Hills, he played junior rugby for Brothers Teachers North and for GPS Rugby before making his debut for the Queensland Reds in the inaugural Super 12 season in 1996. He made his Test debut for Australia the same year against Wales and was an important member of the Wallabies side that won the 1999 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try in the final against France. He scored 24 tries in 47 Tests, retired after the 2007 season and was named on the right wing in the Wallaby Team of the Decade. He later worked as a television commentator and spoke publicly about his mental health.
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