Ben Kaye (born 19 December 1988) is an English rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship.

Ben Kaye
Personal information
Full nameBen David Kaye[1]
Born (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 36)
Morley, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Leeds Rhinos 4 1 0 0 4
2009–10 Harlequins RL 15 0 0 0 0
2010–13 Featherstone Rovers 96 8 0 0 32
2014–19 Halifax 126 15 0 0 60
2021–22 Batley Bulldogs 18 1 0 0 4
Total 259 25 0 0 100
Source: [2][3]
As of 5 January 2023

He played for the Leeds Rhinos and Harlequins RL in the Super League, and for Featherstone Rovers and Halifax in the Championship.

Background

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Kaye was born in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. Kaye played junior rugby league for Churwell Chiefs ARLFC and played for England at under-16 level.[4]

Career

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He made a try scoring début against Harlequins RL in March 2008 when playing for Leeds.[5] After a spell in London with Harlequins RL Kaye headed back north to join Championship club Featherstone Rovers. On 18 August 2020 it was reported that Kaye would join Batley for the 2021 season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ Rugby League Project
  4. ^ "Rhinos squad: Ben Kaye". Yorkshire Post. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Harlequins Rugby League 2009 squad update". Quins. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Batley sign Ben Kaye as Alistair Leak signs new deal with Bulldogs". www.loverugbyleague.com. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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