Who is the tallest NRL player? Brisbane Broncos prop Ben Te Kura is in rare air

Joshua Mayne

Who is the tallest NRL player? Brisbane Broncos prop Ben Te Kura is in rare air image

Rugby league has seen its fair share of giants.

In 2024, fans will want to look out for – or, more accurately, up at – a Brisbane Broncos debutant, who is set to tower over opposition players.

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Who is the NRL's tallest player?

The honour of the league's tallest player now belongs to Broncos rookie Ben Te Kura, who stands at 205 cm (6'8").

This puts him comfortably ahead of Melbourne Storm enforcer Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Sydney Roosters winger Dominic Young, who both stand at 200 cm. 

The 19-year-old prop – who weighs in at 122 kg (268 lbs) – earned his NRL debut off the bench when the Broncos travelled south to face the Melbourne Storm in Round 5. 

"He went really well, which we expected him to do," Kevin Walters said after the towering prop scored in his first game.

Top 10 tallest NRL players

Data via Zero Tackle.

Player(s) Height (cm)
Ben Te Kura 205
Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Dominic Young 200
Jason Saab 199
Thomas Hazelton, Zac Hosking, David Klemmer, Shaun Lane, Kai Pearce-Paul, Alex Young 198

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.