Rhys Kennedy
Rhys Kennedy (born 11 October 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League.
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| Full name | Rhys Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1994 Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Kennedy was born in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia. Rhys Kennedy played his junior football with the Moruya Sharks. Kennedy is of Swiss descent.
Playing career
Kennedy played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Youth Competition in 2014.
In 2016, Kennedy played for the Illawarra Cutters in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition. In 2017, Kennedy joined foundation club North Sydney who were the feeder club side for NRL side South Sydney. Kennedy spent two seasons playing with Norths in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW.[2]
On March 31, 2019, in round 3 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Gold Coast Titans.
On June 25, Kennedy signed for the Brisbane Broncos in a deal that ran until the end of the 2020 season. The contract was later upgraded until the end of the 2022 NRL season. [3] Standing 198 cm and weighing 110 kg, Kennedy was at the time, the tallest player in the Brisbane squad.[4] On 12 August 2023, Kennedy played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final. Kennedy played a total of 26 games for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.[5]
References
- "Rhys Kennedy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "Kennedy completes rise with NRL debut for South Sydney". Illawarra Mercury.
- "Kennedy's 'rollercoaster ride' from Uber driver to Broncos deal". NRL.
- Cotton, Ben (24 June 2019). "Broncos sign Rabbitohs prop Kennedy effective immediately". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbc.co.uk.