Ben Roarty

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Ben Roarty
fullname = Ben Roarty


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club1 = Melbourne Storm
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Ben Roarty (born 5 February, 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league player. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers, Huddersfield Giants and the Castleford Tigers as a second-row, loose-forward and as a prop.

Roarty was a member of the inaugural Melbourne Storm team and played in their first game on 14 March, 1998, winning against Illawarra Steelers, 14-12. [cite news|Format=fee required|publisher="AAP Sports News Australia"|title=Factbox on inaugural Brisbane, Melbourne and Gold Coast teams |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-127824426.html |accessdate=2008-07-06|date=2006-08-25] In 1999, Roarty started on the bench in the contentious Grand Final between Melbourne and St. George Illawarra Dragons. Roarty scored a try in the match and the Storm won the game, 20–18.

Seeking a regular first-grade starting position, Roarty joined the Penrith Panthers in 2002 but he was again primarily used as an interchange player. After being offered a place at Huddersfield Giants in the English Super League, Penrith granted Roarty a release and he left the Panthers half-way into their 2003 premiership winning season. [cite news|Format=fee required|publisher="AAP Sports News Australia"|title=Roarty leaving Panthers amid dream run |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-74202292.html |accessdate=2008-07-06|date=2003-05-28]

Since 2007, Roarty has been coach of the Sunbury United Tigers first-grade team in the Victorian Rugby League competition. [cite web|publisher="Sporting Pulse"|title=Sunbury United Tigers Club Information |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-2121-24913-0-0&sID=27520 |accessdate=2008-07-06]

References

* cite book | author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson |title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players |year=2007
publisher="Gary Allen Pty Ltd" |location=Wetherill Park, New South Wales |isbn=9781877082931 |pages=page 465

Footnotes

External links

* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Ben_Roarty.html Ben Roarty at the "Rugby League Project"]
* [http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=970 Ben Roarty at "NRL Stats"]