Ben Jeffery (born 1 March 1987) is an Australian former professional
rugby league footballer. He primarily played on the . He previously played for the
Wests Tigers and
Gold Coast Titans in the
NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
.
Playing career
Jeffery made his first grade debut for reigning premiers the
Wests Tigers against the
Brisbane Broncos in round 21 of the
2006 NRL season
The 2006 NRL season was the 99th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the ninth run by the National Rugby League. The lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous year, with fifteen clubs competing for the 2006 Te ...
at
Suncorp Stadium scoring a try in a 20–6 victory. Jeffery made two further appearances for Wests as the club failed to qualify for the finals finishing 11th.
In the
2008 NRL season
The 2008 NRL season was the 101st season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the eleventh run by the National Rugby League. For the second year, National Rugby League teams, sixteen teams competed for the 2008 Telstr ...
, he joined the
Gold Coast. Jeffery made 19 appearances for the club as they finished 13th on the table. He then returned to his hometown Griffith and played for his junior club Waratah Tigers for two years in which he won the 2010 Group 20 Premiership with the club.
In 2012, he joined Group 9 club
Albury Thunder
The Albury Thunder are a rugby league team based in Albury, New South Wales. Founded in 2011, the Thunder play in the Group 9 Rugby League competition.
History
The Albury Thunder were originally founded as the Albury Blues in 1934, playing in ...
where he won a premierships with the club that year, and in 2013 and 2014. In 2017, he moved to Wagga Wagga, and took up the role of Captain/Coach of the Group 9 club, the
Wagga Wagga Kangaroos
Group 9 is a rugby league competition based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, and surrounding areas. The competition is played in five grades, with these being Under 17s, Under 19s, Women's League-Tag, Reserve-Grade and First-Grade.
...
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References
External links
Gold Coast Titans profileNRL profileSearch for "Ben Jeffery" at goldcoast.com.au
* Group 9 Rugby League#Current Clubs
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1987 births
Living people
Albury Thunder players
Australian rugby league coaches
Australian rugby league players
Gold Coast Titans players
Queensland Residents rugby league team players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Griffith, New South Wales
Rugby league wingers
Wests Tigers players