Ben Jones (born 24 June 1990) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A

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, he played as a or .

Background

Jones was born in

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, Australia.

Playing career

Jones started his first-grade career with the Sydney Roosters, his NRL debut coming in round 23 of the

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, against the Melbourne Storm. In the

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, Jones played 21 games for the club as they finished last on the table for the first time since 1966. In 2010, Jones was called into the Indigenous All Stars representative side for the annual match against the NRL All Stars after first-choice hooker

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withdrew because of injury. The Roosters qualified the NRL Grand Final in the 2010 season, although Jones was not a member of the Roosters' squad for the match, which lost to the St George Illawarra Dragons. After 27 NRL matches for the Roosters, Jones joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2011 season. The Roosters had been unable to keep him under the NRL's salary cap. During the

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, he was selected to fill in for the Cowboys' captain Johnathan Thurston in the key halfback position. Jones returned to the Sydney Roosters in 2013 via their reserve grade team Newtown. In November 2013, it was announced that he would join the Parramatta Eels on a train and trial basis for the 2014 preseason.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Ben 1990 births Living people Australian rugby league players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players North Queensland Cowboys players Indigenous All Stars players Prime Minister's XIII players Mackay Cutters players Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Redcliffe Dolphins players Junior Kangaroos players Rugby league centres Wentworthville Magpies players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league hookers Gamilaraay Rugby league players from Orange, New South Wales