Ben Jones-Bishop

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Ben Jones-Bishop
Personal information
Full name Ben Jones-Bishop
Born 24 August 1988 (1988-08-24) (age 23)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008– Leeds Rhinos 7 4 0 0 16
2010 Harlequins (Loan) 18 10 0 0 40
Total 25 14 0 0 56
As of 15th February 2011
Source: RLP

Ben Jones-Bishop is an English professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. His usual position is at Fullback, but he can also play on the Wing.

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After impressing for the club's academy team, he made his debut for the Rhinos' in April 2008, in the victory over the Crusaders in the Rugby League Challenge Cup. He was awarded the Man of the Match for his performance.[citation needed] He went on to make a further three appearances before going on loan to Harlequins for the 2010 season.[citation needed]

Jones-Bishop impressed during his season at Harlequins, scoring 11 tries in 18 games, before returning to the Rhinos for the 2011 season. Jones-Bishop scored a hat trick in Leeds's 32-28 Millennium Magic, scoring a penalty try, after being brought down off the ball by Gareth Raynor to give Leeds the win. He also won the man of the match award.

He finished off the Super League season on the wing in Leed's winning Grand Final side that defeated St Helens 32-16 at Old Trafford in Manchester. He then was a late replacement on the wing for Leeds 26-12 victory in the 2012 World Club Challenge win over National Rugby League premiers Manly Sea Eagles at Headingly, scoring the winning try in the 76th minute off after good work by Rob Burrow and a Kallum Watkins pass that pushed Leed's lead out to an unbeatable 20-12.

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