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William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1969)

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William Kennedy Sr
Personal information
Full nameWilliam "Bubba" Kennedy
Born (1969-01-27) 27 January 1969 (age 55)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–98 Balmain Tigers 61 26 0 0 104
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 4
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William "Bubba" Kennedy (born 27 January 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Balmain Tigers.

Biography

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Kennedy, an Indigenous Australian, played as a centre at Balmain for three seasons, from 1996 to 1998. He was the club's leading try scorer in each of his first two seasons and made 61 first-grade appearances in total.

In 1997, Kennedy came off the bench and scored a try in NSW Country's 17-4 win over City in the annual City vs Country Origin representative fixture.

Since leaving Balmain he continued to play country rugby league into his late 40s.[2] The teams he played for include Lithgow Workies, Bathurst Panthers, Orange Hawks, Cabonne United, Mudgee Dragons and the Blayney Bears.[3]

His son, William Jr, is a member of the Cronulla Sharks NRL squad and his daughter, Kandy, played for the Roosters in the NRLW.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ^ "Bubba poised to end two decade long career". Daily Telegraph. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Bubba's back! Western ornament bags double in Cargo's win over Trundle". Central Western Daily. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ "William Kennedy will try to inspire his Newtown Jets in the NSW Intrust Super Premiership grand final". Western Advocate. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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