Benjamin Thomas Fisher (born 4 February 1981), also known by the

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of "Fish", is a former

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international

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footballer who was player-assistant coach for the

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in the

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. A Scotland international representative Hooker, he previously played for

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...

, and Halifax.

Club career

Halifax RLFC

Fisher signed for Halifax from

North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the ...

in November 2004 and the Sydney-born number nine, has a British passport so is not an overseas quota player. Ben spent three seasons on the books of the

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before joining the Bears in 2001, scooped the club's "Best and Fairest" player award. In 31 appearances in 2005 season for Halifax he scored 17 tries. And he is one of Rovers' growing band of internationals, being a member of the Scotland squad.

Hull KR

In May 2008 Ben signed an extension to his contract keeping him at

until the end of 2011.

International

Scotland

He was named in the Scotland training squad for the

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. He was named in the

squad for the

. In 2010 he represented Scotland in the

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Chile

On 30 September 2017 he represented

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in the 20–20 draw v

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at the Hillier Oval, in Sydney; he played .

References

External links

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Hull KR profile
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1981 births Living people Australian people of Scottish descent Australian rugby league players Batley Bulldogs players Catalans Dragons players Chile national rugby league team players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Hull Kingston Rovers players London Broncos players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Sydney Scotland national rugby league team captains Scotland national rugby league team players {{Scotland-rugbyleague-bio-stub