Ben Murdoch-Masila
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Ben Murdoch-Masila is a New Zealand
rugby league
player for the Wests Tigers
in the NRL. His position is prop, second row and lock.
Murdoch-Masila made his NRL debut in the first round of the 2010 NRL semi finals against the Sydney Roosters
. He is one of very few players to have made his first appearance in a finals match.
Murdoch-Masila was selected for the Junior Kiwis
in 2011.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
in the NRL. His position is prop, second row and lock.
Career
Murdoch-Masila played junior football with Otahuhu Black. He undertook a sholarship with Wests Tigers at Keebra Park High and was a member of the team that won the 2009 Arrive Alive Cup. Murdoch-Masila weighed 150 kg when he arrived at Keebra Park, dropping 40 kg before he joined the Wests Tigers NYC team.Murdoch-Masila made his NRL debut in the first round of the 2010 NRL semi finals against the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
. He is one of very few players to have made his first appearance in a finals match.
Murdoch-Masila was selected for the Junior Kiwis
Junior Kiwis
The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. They are not necessarily an age grade side, but the second national team behind the New Zealand national rugby league team. They are...
in 2011.