Rhys Kennedy

Rhys Kennedy (born 11 October 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Rhys Kennedy
Personal information
Full nameRhys Kennedy
Born (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994
Moruya, New South Wales, Australia
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 South Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
2019– Brisbane Broncos 19 1 0 0 4
Total 21 1 0 0 4
As of 14 September 2019
Source: [1]

He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Background

Kennedy was born in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia. Rhys Kennedy played his junior footy with the Moruya Sharks

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 runs until the end of the 2020 season.[3]Standing at 198cm and weighing 110kg, Kennedy is the tallest player in the Brisbane Broncos.[4]

References
  1. "Rhys Kennedy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. "Kennedy completes rise with NRL debut for South Sydney". Illawarra Mercury.
  3. "Kennedy's 'rollercoaster ride' from Uber driver to Broncos deal". NRL.
  4. Cotton, Ben (24 June 2019). "Broncos sign Rabbitohs prop Kennedy effective immediately". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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