Ben Batger
_(cropped).jpg) Batger in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Ben Batger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Technology Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Batger (born 20 March 1984) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He attended The King's School, Parramatta, playing in the 1st XV. His usual position was fullback or wing. He has played for the New South Wales Waratahs and Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition, and for Hawkes Bay in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship (NPC). In 2009, he played for Pro Recco in Italy. He also represented the Greater Sydney Rams in the Australian National Rugby Competition (NRC). He played his club football with Eastwood in Sydney's Shute Shield competition, where he won several premiership and holds several point scoring records.
Following the end of his playing career, he turned to coaching. He successfully led American rugby club, Old Mission Beach Athletic Club, to a California Cup title in 2016. He then returned home as an assistant coach at Eastwood and the Greater Sydney Rams in 2017/18. In 2019 he was named head coach of Eastwood. In 2024, Batger became the new head coach of Eastern Suburbs, nicknamed Easts.[2] In his first season as head coach, he led the club to their first Shute Shield premiership in 55 years after defeating Northern Suburbs (Norths) 36–35 in the Grand Final.[3][4] Liberal MP for Vaucluse, Kellie Sloane, congratulated Batger and the club on their achievement in the New South Wales Parliament.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ben Batger | LinkedIn". au.linkedin.com. LinkedIn.
- ^ Jon, Geddes (8 April 2024). "New look Eastern Suburbs pass first test under new coach Ben Batger". rugbynews.net.au.
- ^ Payten, Iain (31 August 2024). "Easts smash 55-year Shute Shield hoodoo with one-point victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 August 2024). "Party like its 1969: Easts end Shute Shield drought over Norths in all-time thriller". Rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia.
- ^ "Hansard – Legislative Assembly – Thursday, 19 September 2024". api.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Government of New South Wales. 19 September 2024.
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