Ben Herring (b. 14 March 1980, Auckland, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Hurricanes in the Super 14. His position is flanker. He has previously played for Southland.He currently plays his rugby for the Petone Rugby Club. Herring alarmingly missed out a 2007 Super 14 rugby contract with any New Zealand Super 14 team. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... A scrum Rugby union (often referred to as rugby, union or football) is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league. ... The Wellington Rugby Union is part of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union for the Wellington region. ... The Air New Zealand Cup (also referred to by its previous name of the National Provincial Championship, its abbreviation of NPC, or for sponsorship reasons as the Air New Zealand NPC) is New Zealands professional domestic rugby union competition. ... The Hurricanes (formerly known as the Wellington Hurricanes) are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Wellington and representing the East Coast, Poverty Bay, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Wairarapa-Bush, Horowhenua-Kapiti and Wellington unions. ... The current Super 14 logo The Super 14 is a rugby union championship competed for by teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. ... The position of a flanker in rugby union is key to retention of the ball during open play. ... The Southland Rugby club plays as a province in the Air New Zealand Cup, also known as the Premier Division of the National Provincial Championship. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...