Ben Franks

Ben Franks

Birth name	Ben Franks
Date of birth	(1984-03-27) March 27, 1984
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 - 2006 2007 - Canterbury Tasman 16 26 (0) (0) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2006 - Crusaders 63 (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 - All Blacks 7 (0)

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).

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. He is Aranui High School's first ever All Black.

External links

• Crusaders profile