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Ben Farrar
Australian rugby league footballer (born 1986)
Ben Farrar (born 2 December 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He is the player/head coach of New York Rugby League. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He primarily played fullback, centre, wing but had filled in at five-eighth in the past.
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| Full name | Ben Farrar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986 (age 37) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, Wing, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Farrar played his junior football for the Western Suburbs Rosellas before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' S.G. Ball team in 2004, winning the 2004 S.G. Ball Cup Grand Final.
Parramatta Eels
In 2005, Farrar joined the Parramatta Eels,[3] winning the Premier League Grand Final in 2006.[4]
North Queensland Cowboys
In 2007, Farrar joined the North Queensland Cowboys. He played for the North Queensland Young Guns in the Queensland Cup.[4]
In round 7 of the 2007 NRL season, Farrar made his NRL début for the Cowboys against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He scored a try on debut.
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
In 2009, after playing 38 games for the club, Farrar made a mid-season move to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in a player swap for Michael Bani.
In 2010, Farrar was thrust into the fullback position for the Manly club after playing most of his career as a centre or wing following a season ending knee injury to teammate Brett Stewart. Despite not having played at the back since his junior days, Farrar generally impressed with his displays at fullback for Manly.
Catalans Dragons
On 14 September 2010, Farrar signed a one-year contract with the Catalans Dragons in the Super League starting in 2011, alongside childhood teammate, Scott Dureau.
In 2011, Farrar signed a two-year contract to return to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in 2012. After two injury plagued seasons though, Farrar did not play a first-grade game.
London Broncos
In February 2014 Farrar signed a two-year contract to play with the London Broncos in the Super League competition.[5]
(For 2014 Super League season highlights, stats and results click on 2014 Super League season results)
New York Rugby League
After a period coaching the juniors & women's teams at Newcastle Knights it was announced in July 2022 that Farrar signed a contract to both play and coach New York Rugby League in the NARL competition.[6]
Farrar had played for the New South Wales U19's team.
Farrar is the nephew of former Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Wigan Warriors and Illawarra Steelers player Andrew Farrar.[3]
- "Ben Farrar - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "Players". Love Rugby League. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Ben Farrar player results, scores, news and statistics". Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- "Broncos complete triple signing". BBC Sport.
- "Ben Farrar Announced as Head Coach and Player". www.nyrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
