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Ben Batger
Birth nameBen Batger
Date of birth (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthSydney
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Eastwood ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 Pro Recco ()
2014– Greater Sydney Rams 3 (10)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Hawke's Bay 11 (15)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–06 Brumbies 9 (5)
2008–11 Waratahs 2 (0)

Ben Batger, (born 20 March 1984 in Sydney, Australia) is a professional rugby union footballer. He attended The King's School, Parramatta, playing in the 1st XV. His usual position is fullback or wing. He has played for the New South Wales Waratahs and ACT Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition, and for Hawkes Bay in New Zealand's provincial competition, the Air New Zealand Cup. In 2009, he played for Pro Recco in Italy. He also represented the Greater Sydney Rams in the Australian National Rugby Competition . He played his club football with Eastwood Rugby club where he won several premiership and holds several point scoring records.

Post playing he turned to coaching where he successfully lead Old Mission Beach Athletic Club to a California Cup title in 2016 . He then returned home as an assistant coach at Eastwood and Greater Sydney Rams in 2017/18. In 2019 he was named Head Coach of Eastwood Rugby Club . He took Eastwood to their first grand final in 5 years in 2020.

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