Biography

Ben Hellewell is a Scotland international rugby league player who started his career at York city knights in 2012 where he was on loan and played 7 games and scored 1 try. In 2013 he was on loan at Barrow Raiders in 2012 and scored 3 tries. These 2 teams are both in the championship, the second tier in English rugby league.

In 2013 he joined Featherstone Rovers and played 18 matches. After failing to make a first team appearance for Warrington, he joined Featherstone Rovers in 2012, ahead of the 2013 RFL Championship season. He played for Featherstone Rovers in the Co-operative Championship, and on loan from Featherstone at the Dewsbury Rams in the 2014 Kingstone Press Championship.

He joined the London Broncos ahead of the 2015 RFL Championship season. Hellewell playing for the London Broncos in 2016. In 2019 he spent time on loan from the Broncos at the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship. During that spell at the Eagles he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated Widnes 36–18 in the final. In four years in the capital, he played over 100 games, including gaining promotion to the Super League.

He then joined Leigh in 2020 and played 29 games, scoring 9 tries. This was in the second division of rugby league in England, the RFL championship. After this Hellewell moved onto Featherstone for his second stint in 2022, he played 28 games and scored 8 tries. On 28 May 2022, Hellewell played for Featherstone in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final loss against Leigh. In 2022 Hellewell also went on loan to Salford but only played 2 games. In 2023 he joined Salford permanently and in the latest season played 19 games and scored 4 tries.

Hellewell is a Scottish international and has represented them 22 times and scored 8 tries. Hellewell is a Scotland international having made his début in 2011. He was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, and scored two tries in their 30–30 draw with Italy. In October and November 2014, he played in the 2014 European Cup competition. In October and November 2015, Ben played in the 2015 European Cup competition. He was named in the Scotland squad for 2016 Rugby League Four Nations. He was named in the Scotland squad for 2017 Rugby League World Cup.