Ben Bolger Explained

Ben Bolger
Birth Date:13 September 1989
Birth Place:Chingford, London, England
Height:6feet
Weight:14st [1]
Year1start:2010
Year1end:12
Appearances1:33
Tries1:4
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:16
Year2start:2013
Year2end:present
Updated:6 June 2013
Source:Rugby League Project
New:yes

Benjamin Bolger (born 13 September 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for Abu Dhabi Harlequins in the Emirates Rugby League competition.[2] [3] He previously played for London Broncos in the Super League. His position of preference is .

Born in Chingford, East London, Bolger started his rugby league career as a youth and an amateur player for Conference South side St Albans Centurions, starting as a 13-year-old, as well as playing for Saracens F.C., Chingford RFC, and representing the county of Essex, in rugby union. He signed for the Harlequins RL Under-16s after the St. Albans Centurions and was their academy player of the year for 2009. After signing professionally for the Harlequins RL at the start of 2010's Super League XV, Bolger made his début for the Harlequins RL (later London Broncos) in the season opener against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, coming off the bench.[4] [5]

Along with his younger brother Sam, Bolger moved to the United Arab Emirates, and joined the Abu Dhabi Harlequins club in 2013, immediately becoming captain of the side and leading them in their inaugural rugby league campaign.

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  1. Web site: Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 13 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205144322/http://www.league.quins.co.uk/squad/squad.php?player=94840&includeref=dynamic. 5 December 2010.
  2. Web site: RLEF . 2013-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145439/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/631/uae-aims-for-the-stars . 2014-07-14 . dead .
  3. Web site: Former London Bronco Ben Bolger is happy to teach rugby and compete | the National . 20 June 2013 . 13 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513043928/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/uae-sport/former-london-bronco-ben-bolger-is-happy-to-teach-rugby-and-compete . dead .
  4. Web site: Bolger Poised For Quins Début. sportinglife.com. 2010-01-30. 2010-01-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604214857/http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague%2F10%2F01%2F29%2Fmanual_074215.html. 2011-06-04.
  5. http://www.league.quins.co.uk/rugby/11115.php{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}