Ben Batger

Ben Batger (born 20 March 1984) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He attended The King's School, Parramatta, playing in the 1st XV. His usual position was fullback or wing. He has played for the New South Wales Waratahs and Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition, and for Hawkes Bay in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship (NPC). In 2009, he played for Pro Recco in Italy. He also represented the Greater Sydney Rams in the Australian National Rugby Competition (NRC). He played his club football with Eastwood in Sydney's Shute Shield competition, where he won several premiership and holds several point scoring records.

Ben Batger

Batger in 2014
Born	Ben Batger (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 41) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
University	University of Technology Sydney
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing Current team Eastern Suburbs (head coach) Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) –2013 Eastwood 60 (720) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2010 Pro Recco (it) 2014 Greater Sydney Rams 3 (10) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Hawke's Bay 11 (15) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2006 Brumbies 9 (5) 2008–2011 Waratahs 2 (0) Coaching career Years Team 2013–2014 Barker College 1st XV (assistant)[1] 2016–2017 OMBAC[1] 2017–2018 Eastwood (assistant)[1] 2019–2023 Eastwood 2024– Eastern Suburbs

Following the end of his playing career, he turned to coaching. He successfully led American rugby club, Old Mission Beach Athletic Club, to a California Cup title in 2016. He then returned home as an assistant coach at Eastwood and the Greater Sydney Rams in 2017/18. In 2019 he was named head coach of Eastwood. In 2024, Batger became the new head coach of Eastern Suburbs, nicknamed Easts.^[2] In his first season as head coach, he led the club to their first Shute Shield premiership in 55 years after defeating Northern Suburbs (Norths) 36–35 in the Grand Final.^[3][4] Liberal MP for Vaucluse, Kellie Sloane, congratulated Batger and the club on their achievement in the New South Wales Parliament.^[5]