Ben Spina
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1988 Ingham, Queensland, Australia[1] | |||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Lock, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2014– | North Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Ben Spina (born 26 April 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays prop, lock and second-row.
Background
Born in Ingham, Queensland, Spina played his junior football for the Herbert River Crushers before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.
Playing career
In 2008, Spina played for the Cowboys' NYC team.[2]
In 2009, Spina joined the Northern Pride RLFC in the Queensland Cup.
In 2011, Spina signed a 3-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys starting in 2012.[3]
In 2012 and 2013, Spina won the Northern Pride RLFC Player of the Year awards.[4]
In 2013, Spina played for the Queensland Residents.[5]
In 2014, Spina was again selected for the Queensland Residents,[6] but had to withdraw due to being called up for his NRL debut.[7]
In Round 17 of the 2014 NRL season, Spina made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[8]
On 9 October 2014, Spina re-signed with the Cowboys on a 1-year contract.[9]
Personal life
Spina is the son of former North Queensland Cowboys player and inaugural captain, Laurie Spina.[10]
References
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/contract-not-on-the-mind-of-ben-spina-despite-inclusion-in-extended-cowboys-squad/story-fnjfzr2z-1226977336118
- ↑ http://rleague.com/players/Ben-Spina_2090/Stats/
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/contract-not-on-the-mind-of-ben-spina-despite-inclusion-in-extended-cowboys-squad/story-fnjfzr2z-1226977336118
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/contract-not-on-the-mind-of-ben-spina-despite-inclusion-in-extended-cowboys-squad/story-fnjfzr2z-1226977336118
- ↑ http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2013/07/11/xxxx-queensland-residents-team.html
- ↑ http://www.rlcm.com.au/latest-news/27636-rugby-league
- ↑ http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/07/04/changes_made_to_qld_residents.html
- ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/07/05/team_list_cowboys_v_dragons.html
- ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/10/09/spina_joins_toyota_cowboys_for_2015.html
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/contract-not-on-the-mind-of-ben-spina-despite-inclusion-in-extended-cowboys-squad/story-fnjfzr2z-1226977336118