Benjamin Garcia
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| Full name | Benjamin Garcia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1993 Apt, Vaucluse, France[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Garcia (born 5 April 1993) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. A French international representative, Garcia primarily plays as a second-row forward, but can also fill in as a prop and centre.
Playing career
A SO Avignon junior and French junior international representative, Garcia moved to Australia to play for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the FOGS Colts Challenge in 2012.[5] After winning the Seagulls' FOGS Colts player of the year award,[6] Garcia moved into the Brisbane Broncos' National Youth Competition squad in 2013. In June 2013, he moved to the Catalans Dragons mid-season on a two-year contract,[7] making his Super League debut against the Leeds Rhinos on 31 August 2013.
On 10 June 2015, Garcia signed a 2-year contract with the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League, starting in 2016.[8][9] Garcia was named in the Panthers' squad for the 2016 Auckland Nines, scoring a try in their match against the North Queensland Cowboys.[10] He rejoined the Dragons in June 2016.[11]
Representative career
On 24 October 2012, Garcia was called into France's train-on squad for the 2012 Autumn International Series.[12] Following injuries to Clément Soubeyras and Mathias Pala, Garcia was called into France's squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[13][14] He made his international debut on 27 October 2013 and played in three of France's Group B matches.
Garcia played for France in all three of their matches at the 2014 European Cup. He was unavailable for selection for the 2015 European Cup.[15] Garcia played in France's lone international fixture of 2016, an end of year test match against England.
References
- ^ "Penrith Panthers sign Frenchman Ben Garcia from Catalans Dragons". Daily Telegraph. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015" (in French). catalansdragons.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Ricketts, Steve (9 March 2012). "Wynnum-Manly Seagulls have added a French connection to their books for the 2012 Intrust Super Cup". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Presentation Night 2012". WynnumSeagulls.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Benjamin Garcia: Brisbane Broncos forward joins Catalans". BBC. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Panthers sign Quartet of Young Guns – Panthers". penrithpanthers.com.au. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Catalan Dragons forward Benjamin Garcia to join Penrith Panthers in NRL". Sky Sports. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, Chris (7 February 2016). "Cowboys muscle up to deny Panthers". NRL.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Reynolds, Ben (23 June 2016). "Catalans Dragons re-sign Ben Garcia from Penrith Panthers". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Teenager Garcia called into French train-on squad". NRL.com. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Catalans dominate France World Cup squad". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Benjamin Garcia named in France squad". catalansdragons.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Agar names France's 23-man squad". Rugby League European Federation. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
Ben Garcia is unavailable as he heads to Australia to start his new career.
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