Ben Rauter

Ben Rauter (born 6 January 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and current assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Ben Rauter

Personal information
Born	6 January 1979
Playing information
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Position	Hooker, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998 Canberra Raiders 3 0 0 0 0 1999–00 North Queensland 9 0 0 0 0 2001 Wakefield Trinity 22 3 0 0 12 Total 34 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]

A hooker or second-rower, played for the Canberra Raiders, Cowboys and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[2]

Background

Rauter attended Erindale College before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. In 1996, he represented the Australian Schoolboys and New South Wales under-17 team.[3][4] Rauter's father, Herb, represented the Australian Schoolboys in 1972, with the pair becoming the first father-son combination to represent the side.[5]

Playing career

In Round 9 of the 1998 NRL season, Rauter made his NRL debut for the Raiders, coming off the bench in their 24–18 win over the Adelaide Rams.[6] He played two more games for the Raiders in 1998, leaving the club at the end of the season.

In 1999, Rauter joined the North Queensland Cowboys. In Round 3 of the 1999 NRL season, he made his debut for the Cowboys, starting at second-row in a 18–26 loss to the Balmain Tigers. He played just three games for the Cowboys that season, spending the majority of the season playing for the Cairns Cyclones in the Queensland Cup.

In 2000, he played six games for the Cowboys, starting two at hooker, before leaving the club at the end of the season. In 2001, Rauter joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing 22 games, starting 12 at hooker.[7][8] After leaving Wakefield, Rauter returned to Australia, playing locally in Townsville. In 2003, he made appearances for the North Queensland Young Guns in the Queensland Cup.

Coaching career

In 2013 and 2014, Rauter was an assistant coach for the Northern Pride under head coach Jason Demetriou, with the club winning the Queensland Cup premiership and NRL State Championship in 2014.[9] From 2015 to 2018, Rauter coached the Ivanhoes Knights in the Cairns District Rugby League, winning a premiership with the club in 2016.[10][11][12] In 2019, he coached Cairns in the Foley Shield.[13][14]

On 30 October 2020, Rauter joined the North Queensland Cowboys coaching staff, acting as the club's development coach.[15]

Statistics

NRL

Season	Team	Matches	T	G	GK %	F/G	Pts
1998	Canberra	3	0	0	–	0	0
1999	North Queensland	3	0	0	–	0	0
2000	North Queensland	6	0	0	–	0	0
Career totals		12	0	0	–	0	0

Post-playing career

After retiring from rugby league professionally, Ratuer became a police constable in Cairns. In 2006, he represented the Queensland Police state team.[16][17]

References

1. Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
3. "Australian Representatives Honour Roll". Erindale College.
4. "Under-17 Origin - 1996". 18th Man.
5. "Familiar names on display as schoolboys highlight the talent from league dynasties". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 2011.
6. "Canberra Raiders Player Numbers: 1982-2020". Canberra Raiders.
7. "Wakefield close out rallying Giants". BBC. 16 April 2001.
8. "2001 Super League Team-by-team guide". The Telegraph. 1 March 2001.
9. "League Queensland". Issuu. 1 July 2016.
10. "Leprechauns power home". QRL. 31 August 2015.
11. "Ivanhoes end premiership drought". QRL. 28 September 2016.
12. "CDRL club Ivanhoes upgrades lighting system". The Cairns Post. 10 December 2014.
13. "Cairns Foley Shield coach Chris Sheppard stokes old rivalry". The Cairns Post. 7 February 2020.
14. "Cocciolone catches eye of Cairns rep coach in pre-season hitout". The Cairns Post. 22 February 2019.
15. "Cowboys finalise 2021 coaching staff". NQ Cowboys. 30 October 2020.
16. "State Representative Squad 2006". Police Rugby League.
17. "Queensland Police results 2006". Police Rugby League.