Rhys Kennedy

Australian rugby league footballer

Rhys "Rooster" Kennedy

Personal information

Full name

Rhys Kennedy

Born

(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 29)
Moruya, New South Wales, Australia

Height

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight

17 st 7 lb (111 kg)

Playing information

Position

Prop

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2019	South Sydney	2	0	0	0	0
2019–22	Brisbane Broncos	47	3	0	0	12
2023	Hull Kingston Rovers	26	1	0	0	0
2024–	London Broncos	7	0	0	0	0
	Total	82	4	0	0	12

Source: ^[1]^[2]

As of 4 April 2024

Rhys Kennedy (born 11 October 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.

He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Kennedy was born in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia. Rhys Kennedy played his junior football with the Moruya Sharks. Kennedy is of Swiss descent.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

Kennedy played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Youth Competition in 2014.

In 2016, Kennedy played for the Illawarra Cutters in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition.

In 2017, Kennedy joined foundation club North Sydney who were the feeder club side for NRL side South Sydney. Kennedy spent two seasons playing with Norths in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW.^[3]

South Sydney Rabbitohs

On March 31, 2019, in round 3 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Gold Coast Titans.^{[citation needed]}

Brisbane Broncos

On June 25, Kennedy signed for the Brisbane Broncos in a deal that ran until the end of the 2020 season. The contract was later upgraded until the end of the 2022 NRL season. ^[4] Standing 198 cm and weighing 110 kg, Kennedy was at the time, the tallest player in the Brisbane squad.^[5]

Hull KR

On 12 August 2023, Kennedy played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final.

Kennedy played a total of 26 games for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.^[6]

London Broncos

On 10 Nov 2023 it was reported that he had signed for the London Broncos in the Super League.^[7]

References

^ "Player Summary: Rhys Kennedy". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Rhys Kennedy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ "Kennedy completes rise with NRL debut for South Sydney". Illawarra Mercury.
^ "Kennedy's 'rollercoaster ride' from Uber driver to Broncos deal". NRL.
^ Cotton, Ben (24 June 2019). "Broncos sign Rabbitohs prop Kennedy effective immediately". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Rhys Kennedy: London Broncos sign Hull Kingston Rovers prop". BBC Sport. 10 November 2023.