Benjamin Tort

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Benjamin Tort
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Tort
Born (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31)
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg)
Position Centre, Wing, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–23 FC Lezignan 863500140

Benjamin Tort (born 15 December 1992) is a former French rugby league footballer who played for FC Lezignan in the Elite One Championship. He was a centre.

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Playing career

Tort was at FC Lezignan for twelve years during which time the club won the Lord Derby Cup (2015) and the Elite 1 Championship (2020–21). He retired at the end of the 2022–23 season. [1] [2]

In January 2019, Tort was selected for the President's XIII team, a selection of the best players of the France Elite Championship, for a friendly against Catalans Dragons. The President's XIII lost the game 38–14. [3] [4]

International

He was selected for Spain's train-on squad for the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup qualifying tournament, but was not included in the 22-man tournament squad. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Tort: "I've had unforgettable moments like winning the league in 2021 in Toulouse"". Treize Mondail. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bilan de fin de saison : Benjamin Tort". FCL XIII (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Castany, Tort et Vincent Albert avec le XIII du Président" (in French). FFRXIII. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dragons win over President's XIII". Catalans Dragons. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ireland, Italy and Spain name squads for RLWC Qualifiers". Rugby League Planet. 17 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Squads confirmed for qualifiers". European Rugby League. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2024.


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