Ben Harris

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Ben Harris
Personal information
Full name Ben Harris
Date of birth 24 September 1983 (1983-09-24) (age 24)
Place of birth Old Bar, New South Wales, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Nickname(s) The Ace, Cane Toad
Club information
Position(s) Centre
Current club North Queensland
Number 4
Youth clubs
Years Club
Old Bar Pirates
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2002–2005
2005–2007
2008–		 Canterbury Bulldogs
Bradford Bulls
North Queensland		 42 (64)
72 (148)
12 (20)
Representative teams**
2008 - Country Origin 1 (4)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 31st May 2008.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 2nd May 2008.

Ben Harris (born 24 September 1983) is an Australian professional rugby league player currently signed to the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League Competition (NRL).

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[edit] Bradford Bulls

Harris joined the Bulls in May 2005 from Canterbury Bulldogs where, despite his young age, he had forty first-grade appearances by the end of the 2004 season. He is a tough tackling centre. He was a member of the Bulldogs side that won the 2004 Grand Final and in 2005 completed the double by playing in the Bulls side which beat Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.

[edit] North Queensland Cowboys

Harris signed with NRL Club, the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2008 NRL Season on a one year deal, replacing retiring Cowboys veteran Paul Bowman in the centres.

On May 29 2008, Harris re-signed with the club until the end of the 2011 season. 1

[edit] Representative Career

In 2008 due to his good form with the Cowboys, Harris was selected to play for Country in City vs Country Origin - a match to help selectors decide on the team for New South Wales for the State of Origin competition against Queensland. He scored one try.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club Career

Year Team Matches Tries Goals Field Goals Points
2002 Canterbury Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 0
2003 Canterbury Bulldogs 20 11 0 0 44
2004 Canterbury Bulldogs 16 5 0 0 20
2005 Bradford Bulls 19 6 0 0 24
2006 Bradford Bulls 29 11 0 0 44
2007 Bradford Bulls 26 6 0 0 24
2008 North Queensland Cowboys 12 5 0 0 20

[edit] Representative Career

Year Team Matches Tries Goals Field Goals Points
2008 Country 1 1 0 0 4

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