Kane Bentley (born 16 April 1987) is a professional

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footballer who plays as a for the St Gaudens Bears in the

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. He has played for both

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and

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at international level. He previously played for

Toulouse Olympique Broncos Toulouse Olympique Broncos are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Toulouse in the south-west of France. Formerly called Toulouse Jules-Julien Broncos XIII, the club changed its name at the end of the 2011-12 season after being taken o ...

in the

Early years

Bentley was born in New Zealand, he has

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s, and eligible to play for

due to the grandparent rule. Born to a New Zealand/Samoan father and New Zealand Maori mother in Auckland, Bentley moved to France at a young age where his father played for La Réole XIII.

Playing career

His senior league started at Marseilles then UTC. In 2007, he gained promotion to the Dragons first team squad alongside his brother

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, and then moved to Toulouse. In 2015 he signed with the Boston 13s in the United States, helping them to the 2015 USARL Championship.

Saint-Gaudens Bears

On 3 June 2020 it was reported that he had signed for

Saint-Gaudens Bears The Saint-Gaudens Bears are a professional rugby league club based in the town of Saint-Gaudens, in the Haute-Garonne region of south-western France. They play in the Super XIII. The club was formed in 1958. They have won the French rugby leagu ...

in the

Representative career

Bentley represented France at junior level for a number of years. He was named in the

squad for the

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, and for the Four Nations tournament. Bentley was also eligible for

but he was snubbed for the

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, and instead opted to play for France. He has since been a regular for the senior side, and was named in the squad for the

2013 Rugby League World Cup The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth World Cup for men’s national rugby league teams. It took place between the 26 October and 30 November and was hosted by England and Wales (although some games were played in France and Ire ...

References

External links

Super League profile2017 RLWC profile
1987 births Living people Baroudeurs de Pia XIII players Boston Bears (rugby league) players Catalans Dragons players Dewsbury Rams players France national rugby league team players French people of New Zealand descent French people of Samoan descent French people of Scottish descent Lézignan Sangliers players New Zealand emigrants to France New Zealand people of Scottish descent New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Auckland Saint-Gaudens Bears players Scotland national rugby league team players Sportspeople of Samoan descent Toulouse Olympique Broncos players Toulouse Olympique players {{France-rugbyleague-bio-stub