Ben Galea
Galea in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Ben Aaron Galea
Nickname	Benny
Born	16 August 1978 (1978-08-16) (age 31)
	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
1999–2000	Balmain Tigers	2	0	0	0	0
2000–2007	Wests Tigers	151	32	0	0	128
2008–	Hull KR	42	11	0	0	44
	Total	195	43	0	0	172
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001	City Origin	1	0	0	0	0
As of 12:12, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
Source: NRL Stats, SL Stats, RLP

Ben Galea (born 16 August 1978 in Parramatta, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Hull Kingston Rovers in the European Super League. He previously played for the Balmain Tigers and Wests Tigers. Galea primarily plays in the second-row.

While attending Marayong John Paul II, Galea played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1996.^[1]

When Galea moved from the Wests Tigers at the end of the 2007 season, he was the joint venture's second most highly capped player with 150 games, and second highest try scorer, with 32 tries.

He is of Maltese descent^[2].

[edit] Career highlights

• Junior Club: Penrith and Blacktown Workers
• First Grade Debut: 1999 - Round 14, Balmain v Western Suburbs Magpies at Campbelltown Stadium, 6 June
• Premierships: Member of Wests Tigers 2005 Premiership team

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ben Galea Official Player Profile
• Ben Galea at Superleague.co.uk

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