Ben John Franks (born 27 March 1984) is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union coach and former player.

[4] Ben is the older brother of Owen also an All Black prop, and both represent the Linwood Rugby club in Christchurch.

On 26 October 2008, Franks was selected for the All Blacks end of year tour squad to travel to Hong Kong, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

He started the first match of the Pacific Nations Cup against Samoa in June 2009 with a close victory, winning 17–16.

His test performance won him a spot in the All Blacks line up to face South Africa in the first match of the 2010 Tri-Nations tournament.

He was an unused replacement as New Zealand beat France in the final[7] Franks was later named in the 31-man All Black squad to attend the 2015 Rugby World Cup, playing in the knockout stages including the final where New Zealand defeated Australia 34–17.