Ben Jeffries

Ben Jeffries (born 4 September 1980) is an Australian rugby league coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Newcastle Knights NRL Women's Premiership team, the PNG Orchids and the Indigenous Women's All Stars.

[4] A stand-off or scrum-half, he played the majority of his career for Wakefield Trinity and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League after starting his career playing for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers in the NRL.

[5][6] In 2000, after two seasons in the Knights' lower grades, Jeffries joined the St George Illawarra Dragons.

[10][11] In 2003, Jeffries joined Super League side Wakefield Trinity, playing 27 games in his first season at the club.

In 2014, Jeffries worked as an assistant coach for the Newcastle Knights SG Ball Cup side.

In 2016, he coached the Townsville women's team and the NQ Marlins under-14 girls side.

[24] On 20 December 2018, Jeffries was announced as the North Queensland Cowboys Elite Pathways coach, taking over from Aaron Payne.

[27] On 24 November 2022, he was announced as the North Queensland Cowboys inaugural NRLW head coach.