Ben Johnston (born ) is an Ireland international

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footballer who plays as a or for

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in Betfred League 1. He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 930) in the Super League and the

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in the

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. Johnston has spent time on loan from

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at the

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...

in the

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and spent six seasons with Halifax in the Championship.

Background

Johnston was born in

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Club career

Johnston made his Super League début for the Castleford Tigers against the London Broncos in 2012.

Doncaster RLFC

On 17 Sep 2020 it was reported that he had signed for

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in the

RFL League 1 RFL League One (for sponsorship reasons currently known as the Betfred League One) is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. Part of the British rugby league pyramid, the competition features clubs from England an ...

International

In 2014, Ben was a late call-up to Mark Aston's

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's squad for the

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tournament. Ben played in 2 of the 3 games available. In October and November 2015, he appeared for Ireland again in the following year's European Cup competition.

References

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Halifax profileCastleford Tigers profile
1992 births Living people Castleford Tigers players Dewsbury Rams players Doncaster R.L.F.C. players English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from York York City Knights players {{Ireland-rugbyleague-bio-stub