Ben Johnston (rugby league)
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| Full name | Ben Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1992 York, North Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 7 lb (73 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Scrum-half, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Johnston (born 8 March 1992) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, scrum-half or stand-off for Doncaster in Betfred League 1.
He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and the York City Knights in the Championship. Johnston has spent time on loan from York at the Dewsbury Rams in the Kingstone Press Championship and spent six seasons with Halifax in the Championship.
Background
[edit]Johnston was born in York, Yorkshire, England.
Club career
[edit]Johnston made his Super League début for the Castleford Tigers against the London Broncos in 2012.[4]
Doncaster RLFC
[edit]On 17 Sep 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL League 1[5]
International
[edit]In 2014, Ben was a late call-up to Mark Aston's Ireland national rugby league team's squad for the 2014 European Cup tournament. Ben played in 2 of the 3 games available.
In October and November 2015, he appeared for Ireland again in the following year's European Cup competition.
References
[edit]- ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Castleford Tigers: Young duo sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Doncaster sign Ben Johnston from York". Love Rugby League. 17 Sep 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2021.
External links
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Castleford Tigers players
- Dewsbury Rams players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- English rugby league players
- Halifax R.L.F.C. players
- Ireland national rugby league team players
- Irish rugby league players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from York
- York City Knights players
- Irish rugby league biography stubs