Sam McKendry

Sam McKendry
Personal information
Born (1989-07-19) 19 July 1989
Stirling, Western Australia, Australia
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008– Penrith Panthers 147 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 New Zealand Māori 2 1 0 0 4
2010–13 New Zealand 8 0 0 0 0
As of 19 March 2018
Source: [1]

Sam McKendry (born 19 July 1989) is an Australian-born New Zealand professional rugby league player who plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop and is a former New Zealand international.

Early years

McKendry was born in Stirling, Western Australia of Maori descent. He moved to New Zealand at the age of 8, and was raised in Dargaville.[2][3] He boarded at Mt Albert Grammar School in Auckland, playing his junior rugby league for the Mt Albert Lions and representing the Junior Kiwis.[2]

Playing career

McKendry playing for the New Zealand Māori in 2008

McKendry was signed by the Penrith Panthers in 2006, having initially been spotted by the Parramatta Eels.[3] He played for the Panthers' in their 2007 Jersey Flegg Cup Grand Final-winning team against the Eels, scoring a try.[4] Making his NRL debut for the Panthers in round 10 of the 2008 season, McKendry primarily played in the NYC for the Panthers between 2008 and 2009, for a total of 44 matches.[5] He moved into the Panthers' NRL squad in 2010.

McKendry missed the end of the 2016 season due an ACL injury, and the entirety of the 2017 season after re-injuring it during a pre-season trial against the Parramatta Eels.[6][7] McKendry returned to the NRL in 2018 but once again injured his ACL, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 2. He stayed on the field for 13 minutes after initially going down, before the extent of the injury was revealed during the following week.[8]

Representative career

In 2008 McKendry played for the New Zealand Māori in a curtain raiser to the 2008 World Cup.

In 2010 he was named in the New Zealand Kiwis squad for the Four Nations tournament after Fuifui Moimoi withdrew due to injury. McKendry again played for the New Zealand Māori in 2010 against England as part of the build up to the Four Nations.[9] He made his Test debut for the Kiwis in their match against Papua New Guinea.[10][11]

Personal life

Mckendry is married to Kirsten McKendry (formerly Grech). The couple have two children together Isla McKendry and Isaac McKendry.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Sam McKendry". Rugby League Project.
  2. 1 2 "Dargaville Panther pounces on opportunity". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 Massoud, Josh (10 April 2010). "Penrith Panthers prop Sam McKendry runs into form". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Penrith under 20s win Jersey Flegg title". The Age. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "M". NYC Database.
  6. ↑ Logue, Matt (18 February 2017). "Sam McKendry facing long stint on the sidelines after injury in Penrith's 18-6 victory over Parramatta". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Newton, Alicia (16 December 2017). "Panthers prop Sam McKendry now the NRL's forgotten man". NRL.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Walsh, Dan (19 March 2018). "McKendry suffers third ACL injury". NRL.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "League: Maori draw with England". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "McKendry living the dream after getting test call-up". Otago Daily Times. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kiwis make changes for Papua New Guinea test". Radio NZ. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Sam McKendry's recovery a boost for Panthers". Stuff.
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