Ben Franks

Ben Franks is the unglamorous giant I instinctively root for. Born in Melbourne but capped by New Zealand, he is one of a tiny group to win the Rugby World Cup twice, a feat very few players ever match. As a prop he worked the brutal coalface of the scrum, the least flashy and most thankless job on the pitch. Footage of him squatting 300 kg puts him beyond ordinary human limits. That he runs a Christchurch gym with his brother Owen tells me strength is simply who he is. Teams win because men like him do the dirty work, and I respect that deeply.

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Name (English)

Ben Franks

Name (Japanese)

ベン・フランクス

Reading

べん・ふらんくす

Born

March 27, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Height

183 cm

Occupation

rugby union player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

High school

Christchurch Boys' High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Franks
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q816494

Tags

• Victoria
• rugby union player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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