Ben Kavanagh

Ben Kavanagh (born 4 March 1988) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Halifax in the Betfred Championship.

For the Australian footballer, see Ben Kavanagh (Australian footballer).

Ben Kavanagh
Personal information
Born (1988-03-04) 4 March 1988
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight16 st 12 lb (107 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–15 Widnes Vikings 180 19 0 0 68
2015(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 15 0 0 0 0
2016 Bradford Bulls 17 1 0 0 4
2017–18 Hull Kingston Rovers 54 3 0 0 12
2019– Halifax Panthers 32 3 0 0 12
Total 298 26 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Scotland 21 7 0 0 12
As of 3 October 2019
Source: [2][3]

Background

Kavanagh was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Kavanagh initially joined Widnes on loan from the Wigan Warriors in 2008. He scored two tries in 21 appearances for the Vikings, and joined the club permanently at the end of the season, signing a three-year contract.[4] He went on to make 72 consecutive appearances for the club, and was the first player to be given a Super League contract by Widnes when they were granted a licence for the 2012 season.[5]

Kavanagh is a Scotland international, and was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup as a replacement for the injured Keith Galloway.[6]

On 7 May 2014, Ben committed to playing for Widnes for two more years.[7][8]

In October and November 2014, Ben played in the 2014 European Cup competition. He played in all of Scotland's games and scored a try in their fixture against France.

In October and November 2015, Ben played in the 2015 European Cup competition.

In January 2017, it was revealed that Kavanagh had signed a two-year deal to play for Hull Kingston Rovers.

Bradford Bulls

Ben signed a two-year Deal with the Bradford Bulls following the 2015 season.

2016

Kavanagh featured in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers.

He featured in Round 1 (Featherstone Rovers). After an injury layoff Kavanagh featured in Round 13 (Swinton Lions) then in Round 19 (Halifax) to Round 21 (Whitehaven). He played in Round 23 (Featherstone Rovers). Ben featured in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Whitehaven) to the Final (Sheffield Eagles). He scored against Swinton Lions (1 try).

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2016 Bradford Bulls151004
Total151004

References
  1. "Player Profile". Widnes Vikings. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. "Players". Love Rugby League.
  3. "Ben Kavanagh - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. "Vikings confirm Kavanagh signing". BBC Sport. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. "Widnes Vikings give Ben Kavanagh Super League contract". BBC Sport. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  6. "Scotland add Widnes prop Ben Kavanagh to World Cup squad". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  7. http://superleague.co.uk/article/30155/kavanagh-commits-to-widnes
  8. "Super League: Ben Kavanagh signs new contract with Widnes Vikings". Sky Sports.
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