Career
He plays for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He is also an assistant coach at his former amateur club, Normanton Knights. Doncaster
Ben started his Rugby League career with his local amateur club Normanton Knights.
He had some trials with Super League sides such as Wakefield Trinity and Castleford.
He was then given a chance to play for Doncaster in National League 1 on a trial basis by Saint John Ellis who was then the coach of Doncaster. Hull KR
In the 2014 season, Ben Cockayne transferred to Hull KR, where he replaced Eden as KR"s regular Full Back.
Regarded by many as a terrace hero during his first stint at Hull Kingston Rovers, he has become a fan favourite once again due to his current form during his second stint. Wakefield Wildcats
Cockayne signed a 3 year contact with Wakefield in 2012 and went on to play 45 times for the Wildcats.
However in 2013 Wakefield were forced to sell players to pay off debts and Cockayne moved back to Hull KR at the end of 2013.
lieutenant is thought the Hull KR fullback wrote on a friends profile page: "u owe me a quid an the p*** c*** that has got my wallet in his car owes me about 100". lieutenant is believed Cockayne was referring to a wallet which he had lost in a taxi. But 53 minutes later Cockayne, who was given a 12-month suspended sentence in 2009 for an assault, wrote on Facebook: "Foundation it:) thank f***".
Cockayne"s Facebook profile was removed within hours of the Mirror newspaper contacting his club and the Rugby Football League.
A Hull KR spokesman said: "The club will be carrying out a full internal investigation into comments allegedly made on a website by Ben Cockayne. Nobody will be commenting further until that has concluded." The Rugby Football League, which has a Kick Racism into Touch campaign, said: "We will be speaking to Hull KR about a potential social media matter."
Scores and results list Ben"s try tally first.
