Ben Condon
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| Full name | Benjamin Condon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 2000 Roma, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 16 September 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben Condon (born 13 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Born in Roma, Queensland, Condon played his junior rugby league for the Warrumbilla-Surat Red Bulls.[1]
He attended Rockhampton Grammar School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys in 2017.[2][3]
Playing career
Early career
In 2016, Condon played for the Central Queensland Capras Cyril Connell Cup team before moving up to their Mal Meninga Cup team in 2017.[4][5] In 2018, Condon moved to Townsville, Queensland and joined the Townsville Blackhawks. After starting the year with the Mal Meninga Cup side, he later progressed to their Hastings Deering Colts team, scoring a try in their Grand Final loss to the Norths Devils.[6]
In 2019, he spent the season with the Blackhawks' under-20 side and represented the Queensland under-20 team.[7] On 24 September 2019, Condon signed a development contract with the North Queensland Cowboys, joining their NRL squad.[8]
2020
In 2020, Condon started the season playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[9]
In Round 19 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Penrith Panthers.[10]
Statistics
NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[11]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  North Queensland
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1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Roma native ready to represent his state". Dalby Herald. 6 June 2018.
- ^ "NQ Cowboys' Ben Condon ready for Intrust Super Cup debut". Cairns Post. 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Young aspiring rugby league players encouraged to have long term career plans". ABC. 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Capras, Easts aim for final round win". QRL. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "CQ Capras Mal Meninga U18's Round 1 Squad Announced". CQ Capras. 4 March 2017.
- ^ "U20s Grand Final v Norths Devils". Townsville Blackhawks. 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Seven Cowboys in Queensland u20s squad". NQ Cowboys. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys promote five young guns to NRL squad for 2020". NQ Cowboys. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Cowboy Condon is ready for his next chance". QRL. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys team list: Round 19 v Penrith". NQ Cowboys. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Ben Condon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.