Ben Dent
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
York City Knights
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
At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that Dent had signed with the Newcastle Thunder.[3]
York RUFC
Dent made a temporary switch to rugby union in 2018 to play for York RUFC[4]
International
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
- 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.
- "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.