Ben Barba

Infobox rugby league biography
new = yes
playername = Ben Barba

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fullname = Benjamin Barba
living = true
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|6|13|df=y
placeofbirth = Darwin, Northern Territory
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|175|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight= convert|83|kg|stlb|abbr=on
nickname = Ali Baba
position = rlp|FE|HB
club1 = leagueicon|Bulldogs|size=16 Bulldogs
year1start = 2008
year1end = present
appearances1 = 4
tries1 = 1
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 4
updated = 15:11, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=1590100 NRL Stats]

Ben Barba born 13 June, 1989 in Darwin, Northern Territory, is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player for the Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He plays as a five-eighth, fullback or half-back.

Barba made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs on 28 July, 2008, against St. George Illawarra Dragons, scoring one try. The previous season, playing for the Bulldogs in the Jersey Flegg competition, Barba scored 130 points in 11 games. [cite news|author=Glenn Jackson|publisher="League Unlimited (Faifax Digital)"|title=The JT that won't get away: Bulldogs wrap up young gun Barba until end of 2010 |url=http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/bulldogs-wrap-up-young-gun-barba-untilend-of-2010/2008/01/08/1199554653980.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |accessdate=2008-09-14|date=2008-01-09] Barba has signed with the Bulldogs until the end of the 2010 season.

In September, 2008, Barba was named in the 2008 Toyota Cup "Team of the Year". [cite news|author=James Phelps|publisher="The Herald Sun"|title=Toyota Cup team of the year |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/nrl/story/0,27074,24283799-14823,00.html |accessdate=2008-09-14|date=2008-09-03]

References

External links

* [http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=738&grade=nrl Bulldogs profile]