Ben Elias
Published: 28/12/2009
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He was born in Tripoli, Lebanon in 1963. He arrived in Australia with his family in 1966.
Ben has lived all his life in Australia and is married with 2 children. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business from the University of Western Sydney-Nepean.
He was one of the greatest players ever seen in the game of Rugby League and excelled in all facets of the game.
The following is his achievements in Rugby League:
* Played 234 first grade games for the Balmain Tigers
* Life member of Balmain
* Played 22 state of origin games
* Captained NSW
* 14 Tests for Australia
* 2 Kangaroo Tours
* Captained Australia
* Runner up in Rothmans Medal award
* Representative player of the year in 1994 Also established 28 stores around Australia in the telecommunications business
