Ben Galea

Ben Galea

Galea in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Ben Aaron Galea
Born	(1978-08-16) 16 August 1978 (age 38) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1999 Balmain Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 2000–07 Wests Tigers 150 32 0 0 128 2008–12 Hull Kingston Rovers 126 36 0 0 144 2013 Hull F.C. 15 3 0 0 12 Total 293 71 0 0 284 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001 City Origin 1 0 0 0 0
As of 30 March 2013 Source: NRL Stats, SL Stats, RLP

Ben Galea (born 16 August 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A City New South Wales representative forward, he previously played in Australasia's National Rugby League for the Balmain Tigers and Wests Tigers (with whom he won the 2005 NRL Premiership) and also for English club Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull F.C. of Super League.

Galea was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, and is of Maltese descent. While attending Marayong John Paul II, he played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1996.

After Struggling to make an impact in the lower grades at the Parramatta Eels, Galea signed with the newly merged Wests Tigers.

In 2000 Galea in made a handful of NRL appearances for the Tigers from the bench. In 2001, Galea became a regular member of the Tigers' team. He represented City and was named the club's player of the year. After missing the first 2 games of the season, he played in every other game.

In 2003, Galea played 14 games before his season ended when he needed a shoulder reconstruction.

Galea played at second-row forward in the 2005 NRL grand final victory over the North Queensland Cowboys. As NRL Premiers Wests travelled to England to play against Super League champions Bradford Bulls in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Galea played at lock forward in the Tigers' 30-10 loss.