Ben Dent is a German rugby league footballer who plays for the Goole Vikings in the RFL League 1 competition. He primarily plays as a winger and has previously played for the York City Knights. He plays for Germany internationally.[2]

Ben Dent
Personal information
Born (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33)
Germany
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–17 York City Knights 79 37 70 0 288
2018–18 Newcastle Thunder 12 4 0 0 16
2019–24 Heworth ARLFC 0 0 0 0
2025– Goole Vikings 0 0 0 0 0
Total 91 41 70 0 304
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Germany 3 3 2 0 16
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 York RUFC 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 29 October 2024

Career

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York City Knights

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Dent made his début season for the York City Knights in 2012, playing 5 games. In his 79 appearances for the Knights, he scored 37 tries.

Newcastle Thunder

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At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that Dent had signed with the Newcastle Thunder.[3]

York RUFC

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Dent made a temporary switch to rugby union in 2018 to play for York RUFC[4]

Goole Vikings

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On 29 October 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Goole Vikings in the RFL League 1.[5]

International

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Dent made his international debut for Germany in 2016 against the Wales Dragonhearts, scoring a try.[6] He was selected to play for Germany in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers.

References

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  1. ^ "Players".
  2. ^ "Germany and Czech Republic name squads for RLWC qualifier | 2021 RLWC". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. ^ "Dent moves north for 2018". thunderrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. ^ "Ex-York City Knights winger Ben Dent makes debut as York RUFC draw with title rivals Morpeth". www.yorkpress.co.uk. 20 Nov 2018. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  5. ^ "Goole Vikings sign ex-York Knights and Heworth utility". York Press. 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Fiji beats Canada in rugby league international in Vancouver | Canada | International Rugby League News". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.