Ben Roarty
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| Born | 5 February 1975 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Roarty (born 5 February 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers, Huddersfield Giants and the Castleford Tigers as a second-row, loose-forward and as a prop.
Roarty was a member of the inaugural Melbourne Storm team and played in their first game on 14 March 1998, winning against Illawarra Steelers, 14-12.[1] That year he was named the club's rookie of the year.[2]
In 1999, Roarty started on the bench in the contentious 1999 NRL Grand Final between Melbourne and St. George Illawarra Dragons. Roarty scored a try in the match and the Storm won the game, 20–18.
Seeking a regular first-grade starting position, Roarty joined the Penrith Panthers in 2002 but he was again primarily used as an interchange player. After being offered a place at Huddersfield Giants in the European Super League, Penrith granted Roarty a release and he left the Panthers half-way into their 2003 premiership winning season.[3]
Since 2007, Roarty has been coach of the Sunbury United Tigers first-grade team in the Victorian Rugby League competition.[4]
In 2009, Ben linked up as a player with the Hay Magpies Rugby League Club in Group 20 in the NSW Country Rugby League. He also won a reserve grade premiership with Hay, which was their first ever premiership in any grade since joining Group 20 in 2007.
Since 2009 he owns a strawberry farm north of Echuca.[citation needed]
References
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 465. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
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As of 14 January 2010 Ben Roarty is a guest host on 'Deal Or No Deal' on channel 7.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ "Factbox on inaugural Brisbane, Melbourne and Gold Coast teams" (fee required). AAP Sports News Australia. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ melbournestorm.com.au. "NRL Honour Board". Club. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Roarty leaving Panthers amid dream run" (fee required). AAP Sports News Australia. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sunbury United Tigers Club Information". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
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