Ben Farrar (born 2 December 1986) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer. He is the player/head coach of New York Rugby League. He previously played for the

North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...

and

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

in the

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and the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from outs ...

in the Super League. He primarily played but had filled in at in the past.

Playing career

Born in

Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area ...

, Farrar played his junior football for the

Western Suburbs Rosellas The Western Suburbs Rosellas, Western Suburbs, Wests, The Rosellas, 2/10 - J Baker are a Rugby league club based in the Newcastle, NSW region of Australia. It was a foundation member of the Newcastle Rugby League in 1909 and has been one of th ...

before being signed by the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

. He played for the Knights' S.G. Ball team in 2004, winning the 2004 S.G. Ball Cup Grand Final.

Parramatta Eels

In 2005, Farrar joined the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...

,http://www.theherald.com.au/story/453167/best-of-enemies-ben-farrars-friendly-fire/ winning the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

Grand Final in 2006.

North Queensland Cowboys

In 2007, Farrar joined the

. He played for the North Queensland Young Guns in the

Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by fou ...

. In Round 7 of the

2007 NRL season The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League. Sixteen teams contested the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, and with the inclusio ...

, Farrar made his NRL début for the Cowboys against the

. He scored a try on debut.

Manly Sea Eagles

In 2009, after playing 38 games for the club, Farrar made a mid-season move to the

in a player swap for

Michael Bani Michael Bani (born 3 July 1984) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He was last contracted to the Canberra Raiders, and has previously played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the North Queensland Cowbo ...

. In 2010, Farrar was thrust into the position for the Sea Eagles after playing most of his career as a or following a season ending knee injury to teammate Brett Stewart. Despite not having played at the back since his junior days, Farrar generally impressed with his displays at for the Sea Eagles.

Catalans Dragons

On 14 September 2010, Farrar signed a 1-year contract with the

in the Super League starting in 2011, alongside childhood teammate,

Scott Dureau Scott Dureau (born 29 July 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A goal-kicking , he played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Background Dureau was born in Taree, ...

. In 2011, Farrar signed a 2-year contract to return to the

in 2012. After two injury plagued seasons though, Farrar did not play a first-grade game.

London Broncos

In February 2014 Farrar signed a 2-year contract to play with the London Broncos in the Super League competition. (For 2014 Super League season highlights, stats and results click on 2014 Super League season results)

New York Rugby League

After a period coaching the juniors & women's teams at

it was announced in July 2022 that Farrar signed a contract to both play and coach New York Rugby League in the NARL competition.

Representative career

Farrar had played for the New South Wales U19's team.

Personal life

Farrar is the nephew of former

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilit ...

Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union followin ...

and

Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, they ...

player

Andrew Farrar Andrew Farrar is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs, Wigan and the Illawarra Steelers. Farrar also played for New South Wales in the State of Origin on seve ...

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