Richard Kennar
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| Born | 10 December 1994 Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Kennar (born 10 December 1994), also known by the nickname of "Richie",[2] is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre and winger for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
He previously played for the Melbourne Storm, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos and was contracted to the Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League.
Early life
Kennar was born in Apia, Samoa, and moved to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at a young age. He studied at Roxburgh Secondary College, and was then was educated at Craigieburn Secondary College where he represented 2011 Australian Schoolboys.[3][4]
He played his junior rugby league for the Northern Thunder, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
Playing career
Early career
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 Melbourne Storm against Penrith.[7] He played six games in his debut season, scoring one try.[8]
2016
Kennar played a further three games for Melbourne in 2016, scoring 1 try.[9] In November, he signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2017.[10][11]
2017
Kennar was unable to break into Canterbury's first-grade team in 2017. In October, he was granted a release from his Canterbury contract and signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2018.[12][13]
2018
Kennar made his South Sydney debut in round 1 of the season, scoring two tries in Souths 32–20 defeat by the Warriors. On the 15th of June it was announced that Kennar would be released from his final year at South Sydney Rabbitohs to complete a two-year mormon mission at the start 2019. He later signed a train and trial contract with the Brisbane Broncos.
2020
In round 12 of the 2020 NRL season, Kennar scored two tries for Brisbane in a 36–26 loss to Cronulla at Suncorp Stadium.[14]
Kennar played a total of 10 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as the club suffered their worst ever year both on and off the field culminating in the club's first Wooden Spoon.[15]
References
- ^ Richard Kennar rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Victorian Kennar gets his chance - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Match Summary (1972 - 2014) - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". Sportingpulse.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "K". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Intrust Super Cup Round 10 Teams". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Late mail: Round 14 - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Bulldogs.com.au (17 April 2016). "Bulldogs sign Richard Kennar". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign Richard Kennar - Zero Tackle". 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Michael Maguire Rabbitohs coach sacked by South Sydney: Crazy last 48 hours". 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Cronulla Sharks edge out Brisbane Broncos with 36-26 NRL win, Warriors stun Wests Tigers 26-20". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com.