1. Ben Cockayne was born on 20 July 1983 and is an English former rugby league footballer who usually played as a fullback or on the wing.
15 Facts About Ben Cockayne
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Ben Cockayne is most remembered for his two spells with Hull Kingston Rovers, with whom he won two promotions to the Super League, in 2006 and 2017, respectively.
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Ben Cockayne played for Hunslet Hawks, Doncaster RLFC, Featherstone Rovers, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and York City Knights.
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Ben Cockayne had some trials with Super League sides such as Wakefield Trinity and Castleford.
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Ben Cockayne was then given a chance to play for Doncaster in National League One on a trial basis by St John Ellis who was then the coach of Doncaster.
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Ben Cockayne came second in the ranks for top try-scorer for Hull Kingston Rovers in 2006, and was Man-of-the-Match in the Robins' memorable game that saw them be promoted to Super League.
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Ben Cockayne left in July 2011 following a suspension for a number of off-field incidents.
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The departure from Hull KR came just after the closure of the Super League signing deadline, so Ben Cockayne signed for Championship side Featherstone Rovers until the end of the season.
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On 2 October 2011 Featherstone won the Championship Grand Final, and later that month Ben Cockayne signed with Wakefield Trinity.
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Ben Cockayne initially signed a one-year contract with Wakefield which was extended with a two-year deal and he went on to play 45 times for Trinity.
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However, in 2013 Wakefield Trinity were forced to sell players to pay off debts and Ben Cockayne moved back to Hull Kingston Rovers at the end of 2013.
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In September 2017 it was announced that Ben Cockayne had signed to play for York City Knights in the 2018 season.
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In 2009 Ben Cockayne was found guilty of actual bodily harm after CCTV footage showed him punching and kicking a man in the head.
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Ben Cockayne was given a 51 week jail sentence suspended for 2 years.
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Ben Cockayne was ordered to complete 240 hours of community service.