1. Ben Hampton was born on 29 February 1992 and is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a utility for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.
22 Facts About Ben Hampton
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Ben Hampton was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia and grew up in Temora, New South Wales, attending Temora West Public School until year 6.
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Ben Hampton played junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons.
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In 2008, while playing for the Northern Marlins representative side, Ben Hampton represented the Queensland under-16 rugby league team.
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In 2010, Ben Hampton joined the Storm's SG Ball Cup side.
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In 2012, Ben Hampton was promoted to Melbourne's full-time squad and selected to captain the Queensland under-20 rugby league team in the inaugural U20 State of Origin match.
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Ben Hampton made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm in round 15 against the Gold Coast, where he scored Melbourne's two tries, made an impressive try saving tackle on Ashley Harrison and took on the kicking duties after senior playmaker Gareth Widdop was stretchered from the field.
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Ben Hampton played only one further first-grade match in 2013, mostly playing for Melbourne's feeder teams in the NSW and QLD Cups, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Easts Tigers.
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On 30 July, Ben Hampton re-signed with the Melbourne Storm keeping him with the club to the end of the 2016 NRL season.
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Ben Hampton finished the year with 11 matches and 2 tries.
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Ben Hampton played for the Melbourne club in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.
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Ben Hampton finished off the season with three matches and 1 try for the Melbourne Storm, playing most of the year for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup.
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Ben Hampton finished the 2016 NRL season with one try from 20 matches.
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Ben Hampton scored his first try for the club in North Queensland's Round 11 loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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On 1 October, Ben Hampton started on the interchange in the Cowboys' 2017 NRL Grand Final loss to his former club, the Melbourne Storm.
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Ben Hampton played 26 games in 2017, the most in his career to date.
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Ben Hampton played 22 games for the North Queensland club in 2018, starting in all but eight games.
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Ben Hampton moved to centre in Round 6 following Coote's return, playing seven games there before returning to the bench in Round 15.
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Ben Hampton ended the year as the Cowboys' starting fullback, playing the last two games in the position, scoring four tries.
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In Round 5, Ben Hampton played on the wing for the first time in his NRL career in North Queensland's loss to the Melbourne Storm.
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On 17 September, Ben Hampton signed a 2-year contract extension which would take him to the end of 2021.
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In Round 12, Ben Hampton started at five-eighth for the first time since 2017, playing three more games in the halves.