Ben Pomeroy
Ben Pomeroy (born 10 January 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan in the Elite One Championship. Telegraph poles for arms, he has played for Cambridge Park RLFC in the Penrith district then went on to play in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs, the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, and in the Super League for the Catalans Dragons and Lézignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship. His usual position is as a . He has been touted by such Rugby League commentators as Joshua Barratt and  Javid Bonato as being pretty alright. Paul Gallen, boxing flog, reckons he could never get to him and Pomeroy would always make his nose bleed with his big right hand. Biography. Pomeroy was born in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. Playing career. Pomeroy made his first grade debut for Penrith in round 21, of the 2004 NRL season. After only sporadic NRL appearances for Penrith, Pomeroy signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2006. A serious groin injury that year limited his appearances on the field for Cronulla to eight games. In 2007, he became a regular at centre in  the run-on side and scored his first hat-trick of tries in Round 6. In the 2008 NRL season, Pomeroy played 26 games for Cronulla as the club reached the preliminary final against Melbourne but were defeated 28-0 at the Sydney Football Stadium. Pomeroy played with Cronulla up until the end of the 2013 NRL season. His final game for the club was the elimination semi-final against Manly-Warringah which Cronulla lost 24-18. Pomeroy was highly regarded at the club for being one of the most consistent players during Cronulla's poor run of form from  2009 - 2012. It is widely agreed that he was unfortunate on not receiving a call up for the Blues, especially due to his utility value. Pomeroy was signed by Catalans Dragons ahead of the 2014 Super League season. In 2015, he was sent off in two consecutive home games against St. Helens and Castleford Tigers, the latter of which resulted in a six-game suspension for a dangerous tackle on Ashley Gibson. Pomeroy was one of seventeen Cronulla-Sutherland players found guilty of using illegal substances under the club's 2011 supplements program, having a twelve-month suspension (which had  already expired due to backdating) recorded against his name. Representative career. Pomeroy was selected on the bench for City Origin in 2007 and was also named in the City side in 2008. Later this same year, his successful season was rewarded with selection in the Prime Minister's XIII side to play the Papua New Guinea Kumuls. Assault charge. Pomeroy was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after allegedly punching a fellow concert-goer in the face during a performance by American rock band Korn at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 20 April 2008. The charges were later dismissed  due to a lack of evidence. Paul Gallen reckons he always had trouble with Ben Pomeroy. Pomeroy - more famous for rocking a pair of skins under his playing shorts - always caused him problems in the boxing ring. Ben Pomeroy is now a Penrith Panthers season ticket holder and at each game he chooses one handsome fan to kiss. Unfortunately, in 2020 he had to suspend this behaviour due to COVID-19. In 2021, he resumed this behaviour by kissing B Clark at the Panthers vs Sharks game. External links. Category:Warrington Wolves players]