- Ben Westwood
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Ben Westwood
fullname = Ben Westwood
image_size = 250px
caption =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|7|25
placeofbirth =Bradford ,West Yorkshire
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=6|in=2
weight = 16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
position = Second Row
currentclub = leagueicon|Warrington|size=16 Warrington Wolves
club1 = leagueicon|Wakefield|size=16 Wakefield Trinity
clubnumber = 12
year1start = 1999
year1end = 2002
appearances1 = 38
tries1 = 8
goals1 = 1
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 34
club2 = leagueicon|Warrington|size=16Warrington Wolves
year2start = 2002
year2end = present
appearances2 = 163
tries2 = 61
goals2 = 6
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 256
teamA = Flagicon|England England
yearAstart = 2004
yearAend = present
appearancesA = 5
triesA = 2
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 8
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new = yesBen Westwood (born
July 25 1981 ) is an English professionalrugby league footballer for theWarrington Wolves of the EuropeanSuper League competition. He was signed by Warrington in 2002 from the Wakefield Wildcats.A talismanic player for the Wolves who has been top tackler at the club for the past two seasons and top tackler out of marker for the past three, Westwood was Warrington's Players' Player of the Year and Fans Player of the Year in 2007. A conversion from the centres to the pack at the start of 2005 transformed his career and has pushed him to the verge of international honours, winning a call up to the Great Britain standby squad for the 2006 Tri-Nations.He has been named in the
Super League Dream Team for the 2008 season.cite web|url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=11755|title=2008 engage Super League Dream Team|publisher=Super League|date=2008-09-15|accessdate=2008-09-26]In September 2008 he was named in the England training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup ,cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/article.php?id=11890|title=Myler gets England call|publisher=England Rugby League|date=2008-09-29|accessdate=2008-10-03] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man England squad.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656553.stm|title=Purdham earns World Cup call-up|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07]He has been named in the England team to face Wales at the
Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7642490.stm|title=Gleeson to lead new-look England|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-09|accessdate=2008-10-10]References
External links
* [http://www.warringtonwolves.org/playerdisplayRL.ink?skip=23&season=2008&playertype=s Warrington Wolves profile]
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