Benny Elias

Quick Facts

Full Name	Benny Elias
Occupation	Rugby Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 15, 1963(1963-11-15)
Age	61
Birthplace	Tripoli
Country	Lebanon
Birth City	North Governorate
Horoscope	Scorpio

Benny Elias Biography

Benny Elias is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on November 15, 1963 in Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon. Australian athlete in the sport of rugby who was a the hooker position for Balmain during Balmain’s New South Wales Rugby League Premiership. He also played for Australia as well as New South Wales.

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Ben Elias (Arabic: بن الياس; born 15 November 1963 in Tripoli, Lebanon), also known by the nickname of “Backdoor Benny”, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played primarily as a hooker for Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. He was one of the leading hookers from the mid-1980s until his retirement at the end of the 1994 season. Along with Wayne Pearce, Paul Sironen and Steve Roach, Elias and his Balmain teammates formed one of the best forward packs in the modern era during the late 1980s.

After migrating to Australia from his native Lebanon at a young age, Elias was a fan of rugby league from very young days and played his first rugby for Holy Cross College Ryde in the late 1970s as a halfback, representing Australia in the Schoolboys team from 1979 to 1981. He was graded by Balmain in 1981, and transferred quickly to the hooking position where he remained for the rest of his career. When he first played first grade in 1982 his potential as a teenager was immediately noticed, and he developed so well that by 1984 he was widely tipped for major representative honours.

His parents are originally from Lebanon.

Benny Elias Net Worth

Benny Elias is one of the richest Rugby Player from Lebanon. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Benny Elias 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in the Holy Cross College Ryde.

Although he was not particularly tall He was nevertheless known as a remarkably tough and athletic player.

Elias released his autobiography, Balmain Benny (ISBN 1875471332), towards the end of his career, touching on many of the controversial on and off-field incidents in his career.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Elias produced some of his best form during 1990, including:

Facts & Trivia

Benny Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Lebanon. Benny Elias celebrates birthday on November 15 of every year.

1993 was controversial, hit hard by suspension which prevented his re- establishing his representative career, but in 1994 Elias showed some wonderful form in the State of Origin series (man of the match in the last game) and even at times for the struggling Balmain coached by former teammate Wayne Pearce. Elias missed out on selection on the 1994 Kangaroo Tour, and at age 31, he announced his retirement as a player in December.