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| Full name | Benjamin Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-04-29) 29 April 1981 (age 43) New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Black (born 29 April 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s as a scrum-half. He played for Wests Tigers before joining Halifax, and also went on to play for Batley Bulldogs.
Playing career
Black made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers in Round 4 2001 against Brisbane. In 2004, Black joined English side Halifax.
Black kicked the winning drop goal that gave Halifax the win in the 2010 Co-operative Championship Grand Final.
In 2012, Black joined Batley and played with the club until the end of 2014 before retiring at the end of the season.
Upon returning to Australia, Black was the captain/coach of Group 9 club Wagga Brothers.
References
- "Halifax scrum-half Ben Black's amazing gaffe". Online edition. Liverpool Echo. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- Shea, Julian (1 April 2005). "Fallen giants square up in Cup". News: Rugby League. BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- Roberts, James (26 May 2008). "Aussie Ben Black signs for Fax". Online edition. Halifax Evening Courier. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- "Featherstone Rovers 22-23 Halifax (aet)". BBC Sport. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "Ben Black's leaving do". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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