Ben Blackmore

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Ben Blackmore
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Personal information
Full nameBen Blackmore
Born (1993-02-19) 19 February 1993 (age 31)
Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight17 st 3 lb (109 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012 Castleford Tigers 10000
2013–14 Huddersfield Giants 340016
2013(loan)→ Doncaster 31004
2013(loan)→ Batley Bulldogs 11004
2014(loan)→ Batley Bulldogs 940016
2014–15 Featherstone Rovers 35200080
2016–19 Sheffield Eagles 1074900196
2020–21 Featherstone Rovers 650020
2022 Dewsbury Rams 142008
2023–24 Bradford Bulls 1880032
2024 Keighley Cougars 00000
Total1979400376
Source: [2] [3] [4]
As of 25 October 2024

Ben Blackmore (born 19 February 1993) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for Keighley Cougars in the Championship.

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He previously played for the Castleford Tigers and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Blackmore spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Doncaster and the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship. He has also played for Featherstone and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.

Background

Blackmore was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Castleford Tigers

Blackmore hails from Castleford and has come through the ranks at Castleford Tigers.

Blackmore made his début against Hull F.C. in the Super League in September 2012. After the season ended, Blackmore signed for the Huddersfield Giants [5] [6]

Featherstone Rovers

In June 2014, he joined Featherstone Rovers for an undisclosed fee. [7] Having had a successful spell at Featherstone Rovers, 35 games and 20 tries, Blackmore joined fellow Championship side the Sheffield Eagles. In 2019 he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated Widnes Vikings 36–18 in the final. [8]

On 29 May 2021, it was reported that he had been handed a 10-week ban for posting a racist tweet. [9]

Bradford Bulls

On 26 August 2022, it was announced that Blackmore had signed a one-year deal to join Bradford ahead of the 2023 season. [10]

Keighley Cougars

On 31 May 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1 for the remainder of the 2024 season [11]

At the end of the 2024 season he announced his retirement from professional rugby league to concentrate on work commitments.

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References

  1. ↑ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Love Rugby League
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ Huddersfield Giants Profile
  5. ↑ , 22 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Huddersfield Giants". web page. Huddersfield Giants. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Super League: Ben Blackmore leaves Huddersfield Giants to join Featherstone". Sky Sports. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sheffield Eagles beat Widnes Vikings 36–18 to win inaugural 1895 Cup". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Featherstone winger Ben Blackmore banned for 10 weeks for racist tweet". The Independent. London. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bradford Bulls confirm signing of Championship winger Ben Blackmore". www.loverugbyleague.com. 26 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Harry Williams (31 May 2024). "Ben Blackmore joins Keighley Cougars after Bradford Bulls". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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