Ben Pomeroy
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| Pomeroy at the 2012 Dally M Awards | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Ben Pomeroy | |||||
| Born | 10 January 1984 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[1] | |||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2004–05 | Penrith Panthers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006–13 | Cronulla Sharks | 158 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| 2014–15 | Catalans Dragons | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2016 | Lezignan Sangliers | |||||
| Total | 214 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 264 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007–09 | City NSW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | Prime Minister's XIII | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: RLP Love Rugby League | ||||||
Ben Pomeroy (born 10 January 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. He played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs, Penrith Panthers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, and in Super League for French club Catalan Dragons. His usual position was as a centre.
Biography
Pomeroy was born in Penrith, New South Wales.
Playing career
Pomeroy made his first Premiership debut with the Panthers in Round 21, of the 2004 NRL season. After only sporadic NRL appearances for the Panthers, Pomeroy signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland 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.[2] After a 1-9 start to the 2009 season, Cronulla Sharks coach Ricky Stuart axed Pomeroy, dropping him to the NSW Cup.[3]
Pomeroy was signed by Catalans Dragons ahead of the 2014 Super League season.[4] In 2015, he was sent off in two consecutive home games against St Helens and Castleford Tigers,[5] the latter of which resulted in a six-game suspension for a dangerous tackle on Ashley Gibson.[6]
Pomeroy was one of seventeen Cronulla Sharks players found guilty of using illegal substances under the club's 2011 supplements program, having a twelve month suspension (which had already expired due to backdating) recorded against his name.[7]
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.[8]
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 2008. The charges were later dismissed due to a lack of evidence.[9]
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2004 - Round 21, Panthers vs Bulldogs at Telstra Stadium, 30 July
- First Hat-trick: 2007 - Round 6, Sharks 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
Footnotes
- ↑ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Three in a row Pomeroy". Fairfax Digital LeagueHQ. 22 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
- ↑ McCullough, Ian (26 May 2009). "Corey Hughes, Ben Pomeroy as Sharks ring changes". AAP. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ↑ "Super League: Catalan Dragons sign Aussie centre Ben Pomeroy for 2014 season". Sky Sports. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ de Menezes, Jack (24 August 2015). "Ben Pomeroy tackle: Catalan Dragons centre sent-off for WWE-style suplex on Ashley Gibson during win over Castleford". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Pomeroy: Catalans Dragons centre banned for six games". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ Zemek, Steve (13 October 2016). "Sharks finalise ASADA deal". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ "Trio called up for PM's XIII side". The Western Australian. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
- ↑ "Ben Pomeroy assault case dropped, not enough evidence". The Courier-Mail. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2009.