Ben Dent
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| Born | 27 September 1991 Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Dent is a German rugby league footballer who plays for the Heworth ARLC in the National Conference League competition. He primarily plays as a winger and has previously played for the York City Knights. He plays for Germany internationally. On 04.05.2019 he married childhood sweetheart Harriet Dyson-Dent of Wood Lea.
In January 2018 Ben was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [2]
Career
Dent made his debut season for the York City Knights in 2012, playing 5 games. In his 79 appearances for the Knights, he scored 37 tries. At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that Dent had signed with the Newcastle Thunder.[3]
Dent made his international debut for Germany in 2016 against the Wales Dragonhearts, scoring a try.[4] He was selected to play for Germany in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers.
References
- ^ https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/ben-dent/
- ^ "Germany and Czech Republic name squads for RLWC qualifier | 2021 RLWC". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ "Dent moves north for 2018". thunderrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ "Fiji beats Canada in rugby league international in Vancouver | Canada | International Rugby League News". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.