12-04-2009 : POLISH 3rd/4th PLAY-OFFS: Well, 3rd place is what we finished. The semi-final was a difficult series of games against ultimately the Polish Champions, Belchatow. Physically I was not at my best during this series and this was a big disappointment. My knee affecting my ability to train and also affecting my ability to play. During the final of the European Challenge cup I pushed very hard and came away with my knee that did not recover until the end of the season. It was a difficult thing to manage with the amount of training and games. However, Belchatow were the better team, we were close in alot of sets but in the end, Belchatow found something extra and were deserved Champions.continued

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NAME : Benjamin HARDY

DOB : 21/09/1974

HEIGHT : 197cm

WEIGHT : 95kg

POSITION : PASSER/HITTER

NATIONALITY : AUSTRALIAN

I started playing volleyball in primary school in Sydney. My high school physical education teacher was passionately involved in developing and coaching young players. It was here as a 14 year old that my passion for the sport was born.