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Ben Rogers (born 26 April 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Newcastle Knights, St. George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership.〔(Rabbitohs release Rogers )〕 He primarily played at five-eighth and lock. He made his first grade debut for the Panthers against St. George Illawarra in 2004. On 18 August 2008 it was announced that Rogers had joined the Newcastle Knights on a two-year contract from 2009.〔(Knights Sign Rogers )〕 He was suspended for 3 games in round 25 of the 2009 season for punching Daniel Vidot in a controversial ruling. Rogers diclocated his elbow in Round 1, 2011 of the NSW Cup while playing for the Central Coast Centurions. In August 2011, Rogers was forced to retire from rugby league after he didn't recover well from a shoulder surgery.〔http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/ben-rogers-retires-from-rugby-league/2269721.aspx〕 On 1 September 2013 Rogers was involved in an incident at Wests Leagues club of Lambton Newcastle after attending Down Town Ball, a charity function in support of Down Syndrome NSW for which Mr Rogers is the Hunter Region ambassador, the incident involved two men and a female at a taxi rank where an alleged verbal stoush resulted in Rogers assaulting two men. Rogers was charged on 8 October 2013 with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to which he pleaded not guilty claiming self-defence. On 16 April 2014 Rogers was found guilty and received a twelve-month good behaviour bond and a thousand dollar fine. Rogers was subsequently stood down from club duties with the Newcastle Knights.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2014/04/08/knights_statement_ben_rogers_court_case.html )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Rogers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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