Ben Hannant

Ben Hannant

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Hannant
Nickname	Polar Bear
Born	(1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 32) Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005 Sydney Roosters 8 0 0 0 0 2006–08 Brisbane Broncos 70 5 0 0 20 2009–10 Canterbury Bulldogs 37 3 0 0 12 2011–14 Brisbane Broncos 78 7 0 0 28 2015–16 North Queensland 52 0 0 0 0 Total 245 15 0 0 60 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008–12 Queensland 12 2 0 0 8 2009–12 Australia 6 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Benjamin Hannant (born 31 December 1984) is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative prop-forward, he previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys, Brisbane Broncos, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters in the NRL. Hannant is a two-time premiership winner, with the Broncos in 2006 and the Cowboys in 2015.

Born and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Hannant played his junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears. In 2002, while attending Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, he represented the Australian Schoolboys team. As of November 2016, Hannant co-hosts Gold Coast's SEA FM Breakfast show.

Hannant made his NRL debut with the Roosters in 2005, playing a handful of games for the club. He played in the Roosters' Premier League grand final winning side in 2004 before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos for the 2006 season.

In late 2005, Hannant moved to the Broncos for the 2006 season. He went on to play from the interchange bench in Brisbane's victory in the 2006 NRL Grand Final. The retirement of Shane Webcke following the grand final left some large shoes to be filled in the Broncos' front row. As 2006 NRL Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos travelled to England to face 2006 Super League champions, St Helens R.F.C. in the 2007 World Club Challenge. Hannant played from the interchange bench in the Broncos' 14-18 loss.