Kris Welham

Kris Welham

Personal information
Nickname	Chesney, Gingernut
Born	10 March 1987 Hull, England
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–15	Hull KR	191	102	2	0	412
2016–	Bradford Bulls	30	29	0	0	116
	Total	221	131	2	0	528
As of 2 October 2016

Kris Welham (born 10 March 1987 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Bradford Bulls in the Championship competition. His usual position is centre.

He came up through the ranks at Hull Kingston Rovers and made his first team debut in the 36–10 defeat at Leigh in August 2006. He scored on his National League debut and followed that up with a try on his Super League debut in the 40–24 defeat to Wigan Warriors on 2 September 2006 at Craven Park.

In February 2012, he signed a new three-year deal that will keep him at Craven Park until 2015.^[2]

The 2012 season came to an abrupt end for the England Knights centre though, as he suffered a broken leg in a 13-10 defeat to the Catalan Dragons in June, causing him to miss the rest of the season.

Kris Welham has currently appeared in every game during the 2014 season for Hull KR, scoring 5 tries in 14 games.^[3]

Bradford Bulls

Welham signed a 2 Year Deal with the Bradford Bulls following the 2015 season.

2016 - 2016 Season

Welham featured in the pre-season friendly against Leeds Rhinos. He scored against Leeds Rhinos (1 try).

Kris featured in Round 1 (Featherstone Rovers) to Round 6 (Batley Bulldogs). Kris played in Round 9 (Sheffield Eagles) to Round 23 (Featherstone Rovers). Kris then played in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Whitehaven RLFC) to Game 5 (Swinton Lions) then in Game 7 (Sheffield Eagles) to the Final (Sheffield Eagles). Welham played in the Challenge Cup in the 4th Round (Dewsbury Rams). He scored against Swinton Lions (4 tries), Leigh Centurions (1 try), Sheffield Eagles (4 tries), Dewsbury Rams (7 tries), Workington Town (1 try), London Broncos (2 tries), Halifax RLFC (3 tries), Oldham Roughyeds (6 tries) and Whitehaven RLFC (1 try).

2017 - 2017 Season

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season	Appearance	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points
2016 Bradford Bulls	30	29	0	0	116
2017 Bradford Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
Total	30	29	0	0	116

References

1. "Hull Kingston Rovers 1st Team Kris Welham". Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
2. "Welham signs new Hull KR contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
3. "Kris Welham Player Stats". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.