Ben Jones (Australian rugby league, born 1990)

For the Canberra Raiders player, see Ben Jones (Australian rugby league, born 1980).

Ben Jones (born 24 June 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A utility player, he played as a five-eighth, centre or hooker.^[3]

Ben Jones

Personal information
Full name	Ben Jones
Born	(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 34) Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Centre, Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008–10 Sydney Roosters 27 6 0 0 24 2011–12 North Qld Cowboys 8 3 0 0 12 Total 35 9 0 0 36 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010 Indigenous All Stars 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2] As of 23 January 2019

Background

Jones was born in Orange, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Jones started his first-grade career with the Sydney Roosters, his NRL debut coming in round 23 of the 2008 NRL season, against the Melbourne Storm.

In the 2009 NRL season, Jones played 21 games for the club as they finished last on the table for the first time since 1966.^[4]

In 2010, Jones was called into the Indigenous All Stars representative side for the annual match against the NRL All Stars after first-choice hooker PJ Marsh withdrew because of injury.^[5] The Roosters qualified the NRL Grand Final in the 2010 season, although Jones was not a member of the Roosters' squad for the match, which lost to the St George Illawarra Dragons.

After 27 NRL matches for the Roosters, Jones joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2011 season. The Roosters had been unable to keep him under the NRL's salary cap.^[6] During the 2011 NRL season, he was selected to fill in for the Cowboys' captain Johnathan Thurston in the key halfback position.^[7]

Jones returned to the Sydney Roosters in 2013 via their reserve grade team Newtown.^[8]

In November 2013, it was announced that he would join the Parramatta Eels on a train and trial basis for the 2014 preseason.

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Nth Qld Cowboys". Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
3. Stewart, Antony (22 February 2011). "New Cowboy lines up with JT in chance to make it reality". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
4. Barrett, Chris (21 September 2010). "The wooden spoon to premier gold? Roosters run recalls league history". The Sydney Morning Herald.
5. Jackson, Glenn (11 February 2010). "Redhead Jones gets green light for dream clash after late withdrawal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
6. Ricketts, Steve (5 January 2011). "Roosters utility Ben Jones joins North Queensland Cowboys". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 21 October 2011.
7. McDonald, Margie (23 July 2011). "Henry's backing Ben to fill void". The Australian. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
8. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.