William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1997)
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| Full name | William Kennedy Jr | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1997 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William Kennedy Jr (born 18 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
Background
Kennedy was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Kennedy Jr is the son of former Balmain Tigers player William 'Bubba' Kennedy.
He played his junior rugby league for Bathurst St Patrick's.
Playing career
In round 6 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for Cronulla against the Penrith Panthers.[2] Later in 2019, Kennedy played for Cronulla's feeder club Newtown where he was part of the squads which won the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW premiership and 2019 NRL State Championship final.[3]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 6 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Debutant Watch Canterbury Cup NSW Rd 1". www.nswrl.com.au.