Ben Pomeroy
Personal information
Full name	Ben Pomeroy
Nickname	Pom
Born	10 January 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 25)
	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004–2005	Penrith Panthers	10	2	0	0	8
2006–	Cronulla Sharks	80	27	0	0	108
	Total	90	29	0	0	116
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2007–2008	City Origin	3	1	0	0	4
2007	Prime Minister's XIII	1	0	0	0	0
As of 15:42, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Ben Pomeroy (born 10 January 1984 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Pomeroy previously played for the Penrith Panthers and his position of choice is at centre.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Playing career

Pomeroy made his first grade debut with the Panthers in Round 21, 2004. After only sporadic appearances in first grade for the Panthers, Pomeroy signed with the Cronulla Sharks in 2006. A serious groin injury that year limited his appearances on the field for Cronulla to eight games. In 2007, he became a regular at centre in the run-on side and scored his first hat-trick of tries in Round 6.^[1]. After a 1-9 start to the season, Cronulla Sharks coach Ricky Stuart axed Pomeroy, dropping him to the NSW Cup.^[2].

[edit] Representative career

Pomeroy was selected on the bench for City Origin in 2007 and was also named in the City side in 2008. Later this same year, his successful season was rewarded with selection in the Prime Minister's XIII side to play the Papua New Guinea Kumuls.^[3]

[edit] Assault charge

Pomeroy was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after allegedly punching a fellow concert-goer in the face during a performance by American rock band Korn at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 20 April 20, 2008. The charges were later dismissed due to a lack of evidence.^[4]

[edit] Career highlights

• First Grade Debut: 2004 - Round 21, Panthers vs Bulldogs at Telstra Stadium, 30 July
• First Hat-trick: 2007 - Round 6, Cronulla vs Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium, 21 April, scoring three tries in a fourteen-minute period
• Representative Selection: 2007 - City vs Country at Coffs Harbour, 3 May

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Official player profile
• NRL player profile