Ben Gardiner
Assistant Coach
Profile Bio
- BirthPlace:
- Yamba, NSW
- Biography:
Ben Gardiner has one of the most extensive and impressive coaching CVs in the game.
For more than two decades he has held coaching roles at top clubs including the Sydney Roosters, the Cronulla Sharks, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Wests Tigers.
Most recently he was an assistant coach at the Penrith Panthers and was part of the club’s premiership-winning years of 2023 and 2024. Gardiner is also the coach of the Samoa national team.
He has a deep connection with the North Sydney Bears, having previously been head coach at the club in the NSW Cup.
Gardiner was announced as Assistant Coach of the Perth Bears in June 2025.
“I can’t wait to work closely with new people in Western Australia and build a hugely successful team over the next five years as we promote rugby league and grow the game,” he said.
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