Ben Franks
Ben Franks was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on March 27th, 1984 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 40, Ben Franks biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ben John Franks (born 27 March 1984) is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union player currently playing for Northampton Saints in Premiership Rugby.
He appears to be a model.
He is one of only twenty two rugby Union World Cup winners. "Franks Brothers Gym" is Ben Franks and his younger brother Owen's business in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Franks is a natural performer, with a video of him squatting 300 kilograms.
Club career
In 2005, Franks made his provincial debut for Canterbury against Otago. He has since played for both Canterbury and the Tasman Mako in the Air New Zealand Cup, winning 42 caps (16 for Canterbury and 26 for Tasman).
He played for the Crusaders from 2006 to 2012 in the elite Super Rugby competition, making his debut against the Chiefs in 2006. He was a member of the 2013 Super Rugby Championships for the Hurricanes.
Ben is Owen's older brother and is a All Black prop, and both play for Linwood Rugby Club in Christchurch. Both brothers were selected for the 2010 All Blacks squad to face Ireland and Wales in the home series, thus being the first brothers to represent New Zealand after Robin and Zinzan Brooke.
After the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Franks would be joining Premiership Rugby team London Ireland, according to the organiser. Franks will join Northampton Saints in 2018/19 season after three seasons with London Irish.
International career
Franks was selected for the All Blacks' end-of-year tour squad on October 26, 2008, to Hong Kong, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. When he played against Munster at Thomond Park, he became Aranui High School's first-ever All Black.
With a close victory over Samoa in June 2009, he opened the Pacific Nations Cup against them, winning 17–16. He then played in the final round of the tournament against Tonga, but did not gain a point despite New Zealand's victory of 47-25.
Franks played his first match of 2010 at Yarrow Stadium against Ireland in a test match. The All Blacks won by a landslided 66–28, while Franks got his first shot for the All Blacks. In the All Black's victory over Wales in Dunedin a week later.
In the first match of the 2010 Tri-Nations tournament, his test results earned him a spot in the All Black's line up against South Africa. A week later, he played against South Africa again and twice against Australia in the ensuing weeks. He played in the penultimate match against South Africa but was left out of the team for the final match against Australia and his brother Owen took his place.
In the 2011 Tri-Nations tournament, he began with a friendly against Fiji and then victories over South Africa and Australia. He was involved in the penultimate loss to South Africa and was then swapped by brother Owen once more.
Franks was used as a sub in the 2011 Rugby World Cup's first match. When New Zealand defeated France in the final, he was an unemployed replacement.
Franks was later named in the 31-man All Black squad to attend the 2015 Rugby World Cup, competing in the knockout stages, including the final, where New Zealand defeated Australia 34-17.
Coaching career
Franks was appointed scrum coach at URC side Scarlets after his retirement.