Don Kenealy was a New Zealand

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player who represented

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Early life

Kenealy grew up in the

Te Puke Te Puke is a town located 18 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly well-known for the cultivation of Kiwifruit. Te Puke is close to Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, and Maketu, whi ...

area where he attended Te Puke Primary School. He later moved to

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and went to Sacred Heart College where he excelled as a cricketer and rugby footballer. He left school in 1909 and in 1910 was playing rugby for Marist Brothers second grade team.

Playing career

Kenealy switched to rugby league in 1911 and played for Eden Ramblers from their foundation in 1911 to 1913. He was a back and captained the side in 1913. During the 1913 season the Eden senior team disbanded and Kenealy was granted a transfer by Auckland Rugby League to the

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. He was selected for the

in 1911 and played 3 matches for them.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . In 1912 he played 4 matches for Auckland and scored 1 try. In 1912 he was selected to play for

on the tour of Australia. No test matches were played on the tour.Donald James KENEALY, Donald James (1912)
''nzleague.co.nz'' Following the 1915 season he stopped playing in the Auckland area.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenealy, Don New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players City Rovers players Rugby league wingers Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing People from Te Puke Rugby league players from the Bay of Plenty Region