Richard Kennar

Richard Kennar (born 10 December 1994), also known by the nickname of "Richie",[2] is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Richard Kennar
Personal information
Born (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994
Apia, Samoa
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 Melbourne Storm 9 2 0 0 8
2017–18 Canterbury Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
2018 South Sydney 8 7 0 0 28
2019– Brisbane Broncos 2 0 0 0 0
Total 19 9 0 0 36
As of 7 July 2019
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs, 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 the Panthers.[7] He played 6 games in his debut season, scoring 1 try.[8]

2016

Kennar played a further 3 games for the Storm in 2016, scoring 1 try.[9] In November, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2017.[10][11]

2017

Kennar was unable to break into the Bulldogs' first-grade team in 2017. In October, he was granted a release from his Bulldogs contract and signed a 2-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2018.[12][13]

2018

Kennar made his Rabbitohs debut in Round 1 of the season, scoring 2 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 2 year mormon mission at the start 2019. He later signed a train and trial contract with the Brisbane Broncos.

References
  1. Richard Kennar rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "Victorian Kennar gets his chance - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. "Match Summary (1972 - 2014) - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". Sportingpulse.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. "K". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. "Intrust Super Cup Round 10 Teams". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. "Late mail: Round 14 - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  9. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  10. Bulldogs.com.au (17 April 2016). "Bulldogs sign Richard Kennar". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  12. "Rabbitohs sign Richard Kennar - Zero Tackle". 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  13. "Michael Maguire Rabbitohs coach sacked by South Sydney: Crazy last 48 hours". 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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