Michael R. Bent

Michael Bent

Full name	Michael Ryan Bent
Date of birth	25 April 1986 (1986-04-25) (age 25)
Place of birth	Hawera, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
School	Hawera High School
Occupation(s)	Instrumentation Technician
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Southern
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–present	Taranaki	26
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010–2011	Hurricanes	5	(0)

Michael Bent (born 25 April 1986 in Hawera, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who can play as a tight or loosehead prop, he represents Taranaki in the ITM Cup and Hurricanes in the Super Rugby Competition.^{[citation needed]}

Provincial rugby

• Taranaki U16's
• Taranaki U20's – 2005 & 2006
• Taranaki Development Team (B's) – 2007 & 2008
• TenderLink Taranaki Team – 2009, 2010, 2011

At the age of 23 Bent was selected for the Taranaki team as a versatile prop – playing both Tight and Loosehead positions.

Super rugby

Bent made three pre-season appearances and five competition appearances in the 2011 Super 15 season for the Hurricanes.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Michael Bent | The Official Website of the 2011 Investec SuperRugby Hurricanes". Hurricanes.co.nz. http://www.hurricanes.co.nz/team/players/michael-bent. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Bent, Michael
Alternative names	Benty
Short description
Date of birth	25 April 1986
Place of birth	Hawera, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death