Biography.guide
Home › People › Rugby league player › Ben Roarty
Portrait of Ben Roarty

Ben Roarty

b. 1975

Australian rugby league footballer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Ben Roarty

Born 1975. Ben Roarty is an Australian rugby league player.

Ben Roarty (born 5 February 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers, Huddersfield Giants and the Castleford Tigers, as a or .

Early life Started playing rugby league with St Christophers Junior Rugby League Club at age five, later playing junior representative games for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Signed by Melbourne Storm, Roarty played in their first game on 14 March 1998, winning against Illawarra Steelers, 14–12. That year he was named the club's rookie of the year.

In 2007, Roarty became the head coach of the Sunbury United Tigers first-grade team in the Victorian Rugby League competition.

In 2009, Roarty linked up as a player with the Hay Magpies Rugby League Club in Group 20 of the NSW Country Rugby League. He also won a reserve grade premiership with Hay, which was their first ever premiership in any grade since joining Group 20 in 2007.

Post playing Since 2009, he has owned a strawberry farm north of Echuca.

He is the head of Charity organisation Camp 4 Cancer; the biggest donator of Peter Mac institute.

Footnotes

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ben Roarty's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Roarty?

Australian rugby league footballer

When was Ben Roarty born?

Ben Roarty was born on 5 February 1975 in Sydney.

What is Ben Roarty's occupation?

Ben Roarty is a rugby league player.

What nationality is Ben Roarty?

Ben Roarty is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ben Roarty

· Wikidata: Q4886363

· DBpedia: Ben Roarty

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ben Roarty. https://biography.guide/ben-roarty/

MLA: "Ben Roarty." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ben-roarty/.

Chicago: "Ben Roarty." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ben-roarty/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 04:59 UTC