Ben Johnston (rugby league)

Ben Johnston
Personal information
Full nameBen Johnston
Born (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 (age 32)
York, North Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight11 st 7 lb (73 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionFullback, Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Castleford Tigers 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 York City Knights 17 12 0 0 48
2013(loan) → Dewsbury Rams 4 1 0 0 4
2014–19 Halifax 123 49 0 0 152
2020 York City Knights 0 0 0 0 0
2021– Doncaster 19 18 0 0 72
Total 165 80 0 0 276
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Ireland 5 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]
As of 7 January 2023

Ben Johnston (born (1992-03-08)8 March 1992) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, scrum-half or stand-off for Doncaster in League 1.

He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and the York City Knights in the Championship. Johnston has spent time on loan from York at the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship and spent six seasons with Halifax in the Championship.

Background

Johnston was born in York, Yorkshire, England.

Club career

Johnston made his Super League début for the Castleford Tigers against the London Broncos in 2012.[4]

Doncaster RLFC

On 17 Sep 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL League 1[5]

International

In 2014, Ben was a late call-up to Mark Aston's Ireland national rugby league team's squad for the 2014 European Cup tournament. Ben played in 2 of the 3 games available.

In October and November 2015, he appeared for Ireland again in the following year's European Cup competition.

References

  1. ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ Love Rugby League
  3. ^ Rugby League Project
  4. ^ "Castleford Tigers: Young duo sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Doncaster sign Ben Johnston from York". Love Rugby League. 17 Sep 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2021.


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