Benjamin Bolger (born 13 September 1989) is an English professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who currently plays for

Abu Dhabi Harlequins Abu Dhabi Harlequins is a rugby union and rugby league team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. They currently play in the UAE Premiership. The team was founded as the Abu Dhabi RUFC in 1970. The 'Quins' were crowned UAE Premiership Champions of the 202 ...

in the Emirates Rugby League competition. He previously played for

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, England. They play their home games at Plough Lane and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rugby le ...

in the

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. His position of preference is . Born in

Chingford Chingford is a suburban town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walt ...

, East London, Bolger started his rugby league career as a youth and an amateur player for

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side

St Albans Centurions The St Albans Centurions are a rugby league club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The club plays their home games at Toulmin Drive, St Albans and their clubhouse is in High Oaks, St Albans. Founded in 1996, they first played in various loca ...

, starting as a 13-year-old, as well as playing for

Saracens F.C. Saracens Rugby Club () are an English professional rugby union club based in North London, England, currently playing in Premiership Rugby, which is the highest level of competition in English rugby. Established in 1876, the club has spent mo ...

, Chingford RFC, and representing the county of Essex, in

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. He signed for the Harlequins RL Under-16s after the St. Albans Centurions and was their academy player of the year for 2009. After signing professionally for the Harlequins RL at the start of 2010's

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, Bolger made his début for the Harlequins RL (later London Broncos) in the season opener against

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...

, coming off the bench.http://www.league.quins.co.uk/rugby/11115.php Along with his younger brother Sam, Bolger moved to the

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, and joined the Abu Dhabi Harlequins club in 2013, immediately becoming captain of the side and leading them in their inaugural rugby league campaign.

References

External links

Harlequins Rugby League profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolger, Ben 1989 births Living people English rugby league players English rugby union players London Broncos players Rugby league players from Greater London English expatriate rugby league players People from Chingford Rugby league second-rows Sportspeople from the London Borough of Waltham Forest English expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates