Ben Kaye
English rugby league footballer
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Ben Kaye (born 19 December 1988) is an English rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship.
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| Full name | Ben David Kaye[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1988 Morley, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for the Leeds Rhinos and Harlequins RL in the Super League, and for Featherstone Rovers and Halifax in the Championship.
Background
Kaye was born in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. Kaye played junior rugby league for Churwell Chiefs ARLFC and played for England at under-16 level.[4]
Career
Playing career
He made a try scoring début against Harlequins RL in March 2008 when playing for Leeds.[5] After a spell in London with Harlequins RL Kaye headed back north to join Championship club Featherstone Rovers. On 18 August 2020 it was reported that Kaye would join Batley for the 2021 season.[6]
Coaching
When assistant coach, he took over as joint interim head coach, with Jaymes Chapman, at Batley Bulldogs for one match in June 2025, following the departure of Mark Moxon, and prior to the appointment of John Kear.
