Benjamin Garcia

Benjamin Garcia (born 5 April 1993) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre and for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He is a French international.

For the chemist, see Benjamin A. Garcia. For the American track and field athlete, see Benjamin Garcia (athlete).

Ben Garcia
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Garcia
Born (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993
Apt, Vaucluse, France[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Prop, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 Catalans Dragons 48 10 0 0 40
2016 Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
2016– Catalans Dragons 81 14 0 0 56
Total 129 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–17 France 10 2 0 0 8
As of 20 September 2019
Source: [3][4]

He spent time with the Penrith Panthers as part of their squad during the 2016 NRL season.

Background

He was born in Apt, Vaucluse, France.

Playing career

A SO Avignon junior and French junior international representative, Garcia moved to Australia to play for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the FOGS Colts Challenge in 2012.[5] After winning the Seagulls' FOGS Colts player of the year award,[6] Garcia moved into the Brisbane Broncos' National Youth Competition squad in 2013. In June 2013, he moved to the Catalans Dragons mid-season on a two-year contract,[7] making his Super League debut against the Leeds Rhinos on 31 August 2013.

On 10 June 2015, Garcia signed a 2-year contract with the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League, starting in 2016.[8][9] Garcia was named in the Panthers' squad for the 2016 Auckland Nines, scoring a try in their match against the North Queensland Cowboys.[10] He rejoined the Dragons in June 2016.[11]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[12]

International career

On 24 October 2012, Garcia was called into France's train-on squad for the 2012 Autumn International Series.[13] Following injuries to Clément Soubeyras and Mathias Pala, Garcia was called into France's squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[14][15] He made his international debut on 27 October 2013 and played in three of France's Group B matches.

Garcia played for France in all three of their matches at the 2014 European Cup. He was unavailable for selection for the 2015 European Cup.[16] Garcia played in France's lone international fixture of 2016, an end of year test match against England.

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References
  1. "Penrith Panthers sign Frenchman Ben Garcia from Catalans Dragons". Daily Telegraph. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015" (in French). catalansdragons.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. Love Rugby League
  5. Ricketts, Steve (9 March 2012). "Wynnum-Manly Seagulls have added a French connection to their books for the 2012 Intrust Super Cup". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. "Presentation Night 2012". WynnumSeagulls.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. "Benjamin Garcia: Brisbane Broncos forward joins Catalans". BBC. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  8. "Panthers sign Quartet of Young Guns – Panthers". penrithpanthers.com.au. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  9. "Catalan (sic) Dragons forward Benjamin Garcia to join Penrith Panthers in NRL". Sky Sports. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  10. Kennedy, Chris (7 February 2016). "Cowboys muscle up to deny Panthers". NRL.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  11. Reynolds, Ben (23 June 2016). "Catalans Dragons re-sign Ben Garcia from Penrith Panthers". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  12. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. "Teenager Garcia called into French train-on squad". NRL.com. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  14. "Catalans dominate France World Cup squad". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  15. "Benjamin Garcia named in France squad". catalansdragons.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  16. "Agar names France's 23-man squad". Rugby League European Federation. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. Ben Garcia is unavailable as he heads to Australia to start his new career.
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