Ben Franks
New Zealand
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Full name Benjamin John Franks
Born March 27, 1984, Frankston, VIC
Current age 39 years 358 days
Major teams Barbarians, Crusaders, Hawke's Bay, Hurricanes, Junior All Blacks, London Irish, Northampton Saints, New Zealand
Position Prop
Height 6 ft 1 in
Weight 264 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2010-2015 47 7 40 10 2 0 0 0 43 3 1 92.55
Bledisloe Cup 2010-2015 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 86.36
IRB Rugby World Cup 2011-2015 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 100
The Rugby Championship 2010-2015 22 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 1 84.09

Career statistics
Test debut New Zealand v Ireland at New Plymouth, Jun 12, 2010 match details
Last Test Australia v New Zealand at Twickenham, Oct 31, 2015 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2015-2020 54 29 25 5 1 0 0 0 18 36 0 33.33
London Irish 2015-2018 27 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 0 18.51
Northampton Saints 2018-2020 27 8 19 5 1 0 0 0 13 14 0 48.14
Profile

Owen and Ben Franks formed a formidable partnership in the Crusaders front-row and continued their form onto the international scene.

Ben Franks joined Canterbury in 2005 and although he changed to Tasman in the ITM Cup - he remained an essential part of the Crusaders side. Following the brothers' call-up to the national side in 2010 for their matches with Wales and Ireland they became the first siblings to play for New Zealand since Robin and Zinzan Brooke.

Ben marked his debut for the All Blacks with a try against Ireland but has found himself on the fringes of the first XV recently. However, he went into the World Cup in the 30-man squad alongside brother Owen and made four substitute appearances during the tournament.

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May 16, 2015
Hika Elliot of the Chiefs is tackled by Ben Franks (L) and Jeremy Thrush of the Hurricanes
Hika Elliot of the Chiefs is tackled by Ben Franks (L) and Jeremy Thrush of the Hurricanes
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Mar 7, 2014
Hurricanes' Ben Franks carries into contact
Hurricanes' Ben Franks carries into contact
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Nov 2, 2013
Japan's Holani Ryukoliniasi runs at Ben Franks
Japan's Holani Ryukoliniasi runs at Ben Franks
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Nov 1, 2010
New Zealand's Ben Franks enjoys being centre of attention
New Zealand's Ben Franks enjoys being centre of attention
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