Richard Kennar

Richard Kennar
Personal information
Nickname Richie[1]
Born (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994
Apia, Samoa
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 Melbourne Storm 9 2 0 0 8
2017– Canterbury-Bankstown 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 2 0 0 8
As of 2 October 2016
Source: [2]

Richard Kennar (born 10 December 1994) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre and wing. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm.

Background

Born in Apia, Samoa, Kennar moved to Melbourne, Australia at a young age and played his junior rugby league for the Northern Thunder, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Early career

In October 2011, Kennar played for the Australian Schoolboys while attending Craigieburn Secondary College.[3][4] From 2012 to 2014, he played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team,[5] before moving on to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers in 2015.[6]

2015

In Round 13 of the 2015 NRL season, Kennar made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Penrith Panthers.[7]

2016

In November, Kennar signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2017.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Victorian Kennar gets his chance - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  2. ↑ Richard Kennar rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ↑ "Match Summary (1972 - 2014) - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". Sportingpulse.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  4. ↑ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. ↑ "K". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  6. ↑ "Intrust Super Cup Round 10 Teams". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  7. ↑ "Late mail: Round 14 - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  8. ↑ Bulldogs.com.au (2016-04-17). "Bulldogs sign Richard Kennar". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  9. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
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