Ben Dent is a German rugby league footballer who plays for the Heworth ARLFC 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 4 May 2019 he married childhood sweetheart Harriet Dyson-Dent of Wood Lea.
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| Born | 27 September 1991 Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In January 2018 Ben was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [2]
Career edit
York City Knights edit
Dent made his début season for the York City Knights in 2012, playing 5 games. In his 79 appearances for the Knights, he scored 37 tries.
Newcastle Thunder edit
At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that Dent had signed with the Newcastle Thunder.[3]
York RUFC edit
Dent made a temporary switch to rugby union in 2018 to play for York RUFC[4]
International edit
Dent made his international debut for Germany in 2016 against the Wales Dragonhearts, scoring a try.[5] He was selected to play for Germany in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers.
References edit
- ^ "Players".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ex-York City Knights winger Ben Dent makes debut as York RUFC draw with title rivals Morpeth". www.yorkpress.co.uk. 20 Nov 2018. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Fiji beats Canada in rugby league international in Vancouver | Canada | International Rugby League News". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.