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'''Ben Franks''' (born 27 March 1984 in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]) is a [[rugby union]] player for the [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]] in the [[Super |
'''Ben Franks''' (born 27 March 1984 in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]) is a [[rugby union]] player for the [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]] in the [[Super Rugby]] competition and [[All Blacks]]. He plays as a [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
Revision as of 07:43, 30 July 2011
Birth name | Ben Franks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | March 27, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Franks (born 27 March 1984 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and All Blacks. He plays as a prop.
Career
Provincial
Franks made his provincial debut for Canterbury against Otago in 2005. He has since played for both Canterbury and the Tasman Makos in the Air New Zealand Cup, securing 42 caps (16 for Canterbury, 26 for Tasman).[1]
Super Rugby
He plays for the Crusaders in the elite Super 14 competition, making his debut against the Chiefs in 2006. He currently has 35 appearances (at the end of the 2009 season).
Ben is the older brother of Owen also an All Black prop, and both represent the Linwood Rugby club in Christchurch. Both brothers were selected for the 2010 All Blacks squad to face Ireland and Wales in the home series thus being the first brothers to represent New Zealand since Robin and Zinzan Brooke.
All Blacks
On 26 October 2008, Franks was selected for the All Blacks end of year tour squad to travel to Hong Kong, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. He played against Munster at Thormond Park.[1] He is Aranui High School's first ever All Black.
References
External links
Template:Crusaders squad 2008 Super 14 champions