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| Full name | Ben Blackmore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1993 Castleford, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 3 lb (109 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Blackmore (born 19 February 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship.
He previously played for the Castleford Tigers and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Blackmore spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Doncaster and the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship. He has also played for Featherstone and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.
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Background
Blackmore was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.
Career
Blackmore hails from Castleford and has come through the ranks at Castleford Tigers.
Blackmore made his début against Hull F.C. in the Super League in September 2012. After the season ended, Blackmore signed for the Huddersfield Giants[5][6]
In June 2014, he joined Featherstone Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[7] Having had a successful spell at Featherstone Rovers, 35 games and 20 tries, Blackmore joined fellow Betfred Championship side the Sheffield Eagles. In 2019 he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated Widnes Vikings 36–18 in the final.[8]
On 29 May 2021, it was reported that he had been handed a 10-week ban for posting a racist tweet.[9] On 26 August 2022, it was announced that Blackmore had signed a one-year deal to join Bradford ahead of the 2023 season.[10]
References
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Huddersfield Giants Profile
- ^ [1], 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Super League: Ben Blackmore leaves Huddersfield Giants to join Featherstone". Sky Sports. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Sheffield Eagles beat Widnes Vikings 36–18 to win inaugural 1895 Cup". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Featherstone winger Ben Blackmore banned for 10 weeks for racist tweet". The Independent. London. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Bradford Bulls confirm signing of Championship winger Ben Blackmore". www.loverugbyleague.com. 26 August 2022.
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This page was last edited on 7 April 2024, at 14:39