Robert Jennings (rugby league)

Robert Jennings
Personal information
Born (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 Penrith Panthers 5 1 0 0 4
2017– South Sydney 34 24 0 0 96
Total 39 25 0 0 100
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Tonga 1 1 0 0 4
As of 3 March 2018
Source: [1]

Robert Jennings (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. He plays as a centre and on the wing. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers.

Background

Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Jennings played his junior football for the Western City Tigers and Minchinbury Jets, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Jennings is the younger brother of current Parramatta Eels players Michael Jennings and George Jennings.[2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2014, Jennings played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.[3] In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[4] In 2015, he moved on to the Panthers' New South Wales Cup team.[5]

2015

In Round 7 of the 2015 NRL season, Jennings made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Gold Coast Titans.[6] On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[7] On 8 July 2015, he played for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team.[8] He is contracted to the Panthers until the end of 2016.[9]

2016

Jennings was named in the Panthers squad for the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[10]

After not receiving any game time in the 2016 NRL season, Jennings signed a 1-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2017.[11] In September, he was named at centre in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.[12]

2017

Jennings was named in the Rabbitohs squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. He made his Rabbitohs debut against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in round 2, scoring a try and setting one up for team mate Robbie Farah.[13]

2018

In round 3 of the 2018 NRL season, Jennings scored his first hatrick try for the Rabbitohs in the 34-6 win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium. In round 14 he scored 4 tries in the Rabbitohs 42-24 smashing of the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium.

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Jennings - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1996-01-02. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. ↑ "NRL 2015 season: Penrith Panthers young gun George Jennings on growing up in Michael's shadow". Foxxsports.com.au\accessdate=2015-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Round 16 v Warriors - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWR.com.auL. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. ↑ "NRL TEAM LIST - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  8. ↑ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Jennings brothers follow Michael's footsteps". NRL.com. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  10. ↑ "2016 Downer NRL Auckland Nines Official Squads". NRL. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rabbitohs sign four up-and-coming players". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  12. ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  13. ↑ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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