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Ben Hellewell (born 30 January 1992) is a
In 2019 he spent time on loan from the Broncos at the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellewell, Ben 1992 births Living people Barrow Raiders players category:Dewsbury Rams players English rugby league players English people of Scottish descent Featherstone Rovers players Leigh Leopards players London Broncos players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Bradford Salford Red Devils players Scotland national rugby league team players Sheffield Eagles players Warrington Wolves players York City Knights players
Scotland
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international rugby league
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footballer who plays as a forward for Salford Red Devils
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in the Betfred Super League
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.
He was contracted to the Warrington Wolves
The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004.
Founded as Warringto ...
in the Super League
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, playing on loan from Warrington
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at the York City Knights
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in the Championship
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and the Barrow Raiders
The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 and 1996 seasons the club was known as Barrow Braves, becoming the Bar ...
in Championship 1. He played for Featherstone Rovers
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in the Co-operative Championship
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, and on loan from Featherstone
Featherstone is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, two miles south-west of Pontefract. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 2011 it had a population of 15,244. Featherstone railway stati ...
at the Dewsbury Rams
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in the Kingstone Press Championship
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. He has also played for the London Broncos
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The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
in the Championship and in the Betfred Super League
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, and on loan from the Broncos at the Sheffield Eagles
The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their former ground. The original club w ...
in the Betfred Championship. Hellewell also played for the Leigh Centurions in the second-tier and the Super League. Earlier in his career he played as a and er.
In 2019 he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated the Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two ...
36–18 in the final. He has earned 9 caps for Scotland
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in the European competitions and the 2013 Rugby League World Cup
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It was the main event of the year's Festival of World Cup ...
.
Background
Hellewell was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.Playing career
Early career
Hellewell started his career with theBradford Bulls
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is pre ...
, coming through the Bulls Academy at his hometown club.
Warrington
Hellewell moved toWarrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The populati ...
to begin his professional career. He won the Rugby League 9s tournament in June 2011 with Warrington. In 2012 he was sent on loan from Warrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The populati ...
at the York City Knights
The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...
in the Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
. Hellewell spent part of 2012 on loan at the Barrow Raiders
The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 and 1996 seasons the club was known as Barrow Braves, becoming the Bar ...
in Championship 1.
Featherstone
After failing to make a first team appearance for Warrington, he joinedFeatherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last "small ...
in 2012, ahead of the 2013 RFL Championship season.
He played for Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last "small ...
in the Co-operative Championship
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, and on loan from Featherstone
Featherstone is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, two miles south-west of Pontefract. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 2011 it had a population of 15,244. Featherstone railway stati ...
at the Dewsbury Rams
The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their homet ...
in the 2014 Kingstone Press Championship.
London Broncos
He joined theLondon Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
ahead of the 2015 RFL Championship season.
In 2019 he spent time on loan from the Broncos at the Sheffield Eagles
The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their former ground. The original club w ...
in the Betfred Championship. During that spell at the Eagles
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he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated Widnes
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Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form t ...
36–18 in the final.
In four years in the capital he played over 100 games, including gaining promotion to the Super League
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.
Leigh
He joinedLeigh
Leigh may refer to:
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Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Sta ...
ahead of their 2020 RFL Championship season
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.
Featherstone
On 28 May 2022, Hellewell played for Featherstone in their2022 RFL 1895 Cup
The 2022 RFL 1895 Cup, known as the 2022 AB Sundecks 1895 Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third playing of the RFL 1895 Cup, a rugby league football competition for clubs in the United Kingdom. The competition for clubs who play below the t ...
final loss against Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Sta ...
.
Salford
In the 2023 Super League season, Hellewell played 17 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.International
Hellewell is aScotland
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international having made his début in 2011. He was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013.
It was the main event of the year's Festival of World Cup ...
, and scored two tries in their 30–30 draw with Italy
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.
In October and November 2014, he played in the 2014 European Cup
The 2014 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the winner of the tournamen ...
competition. In October and November 2015, Ben played in the 2015 European Cup
The 2015 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland.
Scotland were the defending champions. Four teams competed in the 20 ...
competition. He was named in the Scotland squad for 2016 Rugby League Four Nations
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. He was named in the Scotland squad for 2017 Rugby League World Cup
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.
References
External links
Leigh Centurions profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellewell, Ben 1992 births Living people Barrow Raiders players category:Dewsbury Rams players English rugby league players English people of Scottish descent Featherstone Rovers players Leigh Leopards players London Broncos players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Bradford Salford Red Devils players Scotland national rugby league team players Sheffield Eagles players Warrington Wolves players York City Knights players