Ben Castle (rugby union)

Ben Castle
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-13) 13 January 1980
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 114 kg (251 lb)
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
–2007
2004–08
2008
2009
2009–12		Bay of Plenty
Chiefs
Toulon
Western Force
Newport GD		38 (0)
51 (5)
8 (0)
11 (0)
34 (5)
Representative teams**
Junior All Blacks
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 5 January 2011.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 5 January 2011.

Ben Castle (born 13 January 1980, Wellington, New Zealand) is a former professional Rugby Union player. A prop forward, Castle played in New Zealand for Bay of Plenty, Waikato Chiefs, in Australia for the Western Force[1] and in France for Toulon. In June 2009 he joined Welsh regional team Newport Gwent Dragons.

Castle has also represented New Zealand 'A'.

In January 2012 Castle announced his retirement from rugby due to a persistent back injury.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Western Force sign Ben Castle as marquee player
  2. ↑ Castle retires

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