ru_clubyears birth_place weight height article_title name birth_date ru_position other birth_name
2001-2002 auckland , new zealand 117 lb -rrb- kg -lrb- 18 st 6 lb , 258 2.01 m -lrb- 6 ft 7 in -rrb- ben gissing
 ben gissing 15 july 1975 lock yes ben gissing
ben gissing

ben gissing is a new zealand former professional rugby union player .
his position was second row .
gissing retired from professional rugby in 2009 , taking over at skerries rfc as player-coach , having previously spent four years at leinster rugby .
