Ben Ross

Ben Ross

Nickname:

Rossy, Reggie

Position:

Prop

Height:

192cm

Weight:

110kg

Date Of Birth:

23 May 1980

Place Of Birth:

Chinchilla, QLD

Years Present:

2010

Ross is regarded as one of the best prop-forwards in the NRL, having represented Queensland on six occasions, having won an NRL premiership with the Penrith Panthers in 2003, and having played over 100 NRL games in a career spanning eight seasons to date. Ross was voted sexiest man in League in 2005. Good mates with Scott Geddes.
Junior club:

Nambour Crushers

Representative honours:

Six State of Origin matches for QLD 2004-05; Prime Minister's XIII 2005

Previous clubs and years:

Dragons 2002; Panthers 2003-05; Sharks 2006-09

First grade debut:

Dragons vs Storm, Olympic Park, 20/4/02 (Rd 2)

Rabbitohs debut:

Yet to debut

First Grade Games:

108 (0 for the Rabbitohs)

First Grade Tries:

6 (0 for the Rabbitohs)

First Grade Points:

24 (0 for the Rabbitohs)

What do you like to do outside of football:

Uni study, golf and run my own company

Community activities:

Duchenne Foundation, Souths Cares and One Community

Education:

University studies to be a PE Teacher, Certificate III Personal Training and Business at TAFE

What do you remember about your debut game:

How physical it was. Stephen Kearney killed me

What are your goals in Rugby League:

To get back to my old form and win a Grand Final with the Rabbitohs

What's the best advice you've received from someone:

Mark Hughes told me to never give up

What was your first job:

Store hand at the local shops

What are you reading at the moment:

Small Business text books

Favourite book:

Wayne Bennett story

Favourite song/album on your iPod?:

Money Maker by Ludacris featuring Pharrell

Which actor would play you best in a movie:

Vince Vaughan

Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions:

Have to wear my lucky 'mustard' Bonds undies!

Which meal do you cook best:

Chilli Seafood Marinara

What could you not live without:

My wife, family and coffee!

What was your best subject at school:

PE or Physics

What was your worst subject at school:

Chemistry

Earliest football memory:

Playing in the mud two feet deep in under 10s. Games were never called off

Favourite football moment:

Winning the 2003 Grand Final with the Penrith Panthers

Moment that changed my career:

Not making a rep side that I should have taught me to train harder for things I want

What advice do you have for junior Rugby League players:

Aim high and never give up

Who is your most annoying team mate and why:

Jamie Simpson because he's just a pest

Which of the young players at the Rabbitohs has the most potential and why:

Dylan Farrell because he's super fit and fast

Who is your favourite South Sydney player of all time (Carl H. – Member # 3002):

Mark 'Spudd' Carroll

What does it mean to you to wear the red and green of South Sydney (John G. – Member # 29026):

To be part of such an historic Club is something to honour. I will wear the red and green with pride

Who were your favourite players when you were a kid (Nik J. – Member # 1914):

Brad Fittler and Shane Webcke

What would winning Souths 21st premiership mean to you (Philip C. – Member # 14140):

It's something that every player dreams of. It makes you part of history and will make South Sydney the dominant force it should be

Who is the biggest pest in the team and why (Kieran H. – Member # 349):

Jamie Simpson because he is like a bull terrier. He doesn’t stop and never shuts up!

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