Ben Dent

Ben Dent is a German rugby league footballer who plays for the Heworth ARLFC in the National Conference League competition. He primarily plays as a winger and has previously played for the York City Knights. He plays for Germany internationally. On 4 May 2019 he married childhood sweetheart Harriet Dyson-Dent of Wood Lea.

Ben Dent

Personal information
Born	27 September 1991 Germany
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–17 York City Knights 79 37 70 0 288 2018–18 Newcastle Thunder 12 4 0 0 16 2019– Heworth ARLFC 0 0 0 0 Total 91 41 70 0 304 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016 Germany 3 3 2 0 16
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–19 York RUFC 0 0 0 0 0
As of 28 December 2020 Source: [1]

In January 2018 Ben was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [2]

Career

York City Knights

Dent made his début season for the York City Knights in 2012, playing 5 games. In his 79 appearances for the Knights, he scored 37 tries.

Newcastle Thunder

At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that Dent had signed with the Newcastle Thunder.[3]

York RUFC

Dent made a temporary switch to rugby union in 2018 to play for York RUFC[4]

International

Dent made his international debut for Germany in 2016 against the Wales Dragonhearts, scoring a try.[5] He was selected to play for Germany in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers.

References

1. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/ben-dent/
2. "Germany and Czech Republic name squads for RLWC qualifier | 2021 RLWC". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
3. "Dent moves north for 2018". thunderrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
4. "Ex-York City Knights winger Ben Dent makes debut as York RUFC draw with title rivals Morpeth". www.yorkpress.co.uk. 20 Nov 2018. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
5. "Fiji beats Canada in rugby league international in Vancouver | Canada | International Rugby League News". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.