Ben Roarty
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| Born | 5 February 1975 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Roarty (born 5 February 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers, Huddersfield Giants and the Castleford Tigers as a second-row, loose-forward and as a prop.
Roarty was a member of the inaugural Melbourne Storm team and played in their first game on 14 March 1998, winning against Illawarra Steelers, 14-12.[1] That year he was named the club's rookie of the year.[2]
In 1999, Roarty started on the bench in the contentious 1999 NRL Grand Final between Melbourne and St. George Illawarra Dragons. Roarty scored a try in the match and the Storm won the game, 20–18.
Seeking a regular first-grade starting position, Roarty joined the Penrith Panthers in 2002 but he was again primarily used as an interchange player. After being offered a place at Huddersfield Giants in the European Super League, Penrith granted Roarty a release and he left the Panthers half-way into their 2003 premiership winning season.[3]
Since 2007, Roarty has been coach of the Sunbury United Tigers first-grade team in the Victorian Rugby League competition.[4]
In 2009, Ben linked up as a player with Hay Magpies Rugby League Club in Group 20 in the NSW Country Rugby League.
Since 2009 he owns a strawberry farm north of Echuca.[citation needed]
References
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. page 465. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
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As of January 14, 2010 Ben Roarty is a guest host on 'Deal Or No Deal' on channel 7.[5] Just recently Ben bought into the Gay Nightclub, "The Peel" in Collingwood. Ben stated that over the past few months business has picked up and he is loving the the new job.
Footnotes
- ^ "Factbox on inaugural Brisbane, Melbourne and Gold Coast teams" (fee required). AAP Sports News Australia. 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ melbournestorm.com.au. "NRL Honour Board". Club. Melbourne Storm.
- ^ "Roarty leaving Panthers amid dream run" (fee required). AAP Sports News Australia. 2003-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sunbury United Tigers Club Information". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
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