Richard Kennar


Richard Kennar, also known by the nickname of "Richie", is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
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.
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, before moving on to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers in 2015.

2015

In round 13 of the 2015 NRL season, Kennar made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Panthers. He played 6 games in his debut season, scoring 1 try.

2016

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

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.

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.