Ben Hannant

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Ben Hannant
fullname = Benjamin Hannant
nickname = Polar Bear Fact|date=May 2008


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|12|31|df=yes
placeofbirth = Burleigh Heads
countryofbirth = Australia
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weight = convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on
position = rlp|PR
club1 = leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16 Sydney Roosters
year1start = 2005
year1end =
appearances1 = 8
tries1 = 0
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 0
club2 = leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|16 Brisbane Broncos
year2start = 2006
year2end = 2008
appearances2 = 69
tries2 = 5
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 20
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year3end =
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teamA = leagueicon|Queensland Maroons|16 Queensland Maroons
yearAstart = 2008
yearAend = present
appearancesA = 3
triesA = 1
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 4
updated = 20 September 2008
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=160004 NRL Stats]

Ben Hannant (born 31 December 1984 in Gold Coast, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos club in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition, he also previously played for the Sydney Roosters. His usual position of choice is at prop-forward.

He will join the Bulldogs from the 2009 season.cite web|url=http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/|title=2009 NRL Player Movements|publisher=NRL Live|date=2008-10-04|accessdate=2008-10-04]

While attending Palm-Beach Currumbin State High, Hannant played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002. [cite web |title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 |accessdate=2008-10-10 | publisher="SportingPulse"]

After debuting with the Roosters in 2005 and playing a handful of games for the club, Hannant moved to the Broncos for the 2006 season and enjoyed premiership success with them. The retirement of Shane Webcke following the Grand Final left some large shoes to be filled in the Broncos' front row and Hannant has contributed respectably to doing just that.

Hannant has impressed Queensland Origin selectors as a result of his good 2008 performance and has been selected on the bench for game one.

On 27 May 2008, it was revealed that Hannant had signed a three-year deal with Sydney based club Bulldogs, commencing in 2009. [ [http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/hannant-signs-nrl-deal-with-bulldogs-20080527-2ilb.html Hannant signs NRL deal with Bulldogs - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News ] ] cite web|url=http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/hannant-joins-dogs-with-ennis-next/2008/05/27/1211654031499.html|title=Hannant joins Dogs, with Ennis next target|publisher=LeagueHQ|date=2008-05-28|accessdate=2008-05-28]

References

External links

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* [http://www.nrl.com.au/Clubs/Broncos/BroncosPlayerProfile/tabid/134/playerid/85/Default.aspx NRL profile]