Richard Kennar (born 10 December 1994) is a Samoan professional

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footballer who plays as a er and for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the

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. He previously played for the

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and the

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, and was contracted to the

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in the

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Early life

Kennar was born in

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, and moved to

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at a young age. He studied at Roxburgh Secondary College, and was then educated at

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where he represented 2011 Australian Schoolboys. He played his junior rugby league for the Northern Thunder, before being signed by the

Playing career

Early career

From 2012 to 2014, he played for the Melbourne Storm's

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team. He 2015 he moved on to the Storm's

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team,

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2015

In round 13 of the

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, Kennar made his

debut for the

against Penrith. He played six games in his debut season, scoring one try.

2016

Kennar played a further three games for Melbourne in 2016, scoring one try. In November, he signed a two-year contract with the

starting in 2017.

2017

Kennar was unable to break into Canterbury's first-grade team in 2017. Richie Kennar

In October, he was granted a release from his Canterbury contract and signed a two-year contract with the

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starting in 2018.

2018

Kennar made his South Sydney debut in round 1 of the season, scoring two tries in Souths 32–20 defeat by the

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. On the 15th of June it was announced that Kennar would be released from his final year at

to complete a two-year Mormon mission at the start of 2019.

2019

He later signed a train and trial contract with the

2020

In round 12 of the

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, Kennar scored two tries for Brisbane in a 36–26 loss to Cronulla at

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. Kennar played a total of 10 games for Brisbane in the

as the club suffered their worst ever year both on and off the field culminating in the club's first

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2021

Kennar made only two appearances for Brisbane in the

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2022

Kennar then rejoined South Sydney for the

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. In round 17, Kennar scored a

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in South Sydney's victory over

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. Kennar was called into the South Sydney side as cover for the injured Alex Johnston for their preliminary final match against Penrith. Kennar scored a first half try during the game as Souths lead 12-0 before Penrith came back in the second half to win 32-12.

2023

Kennar was limited to only five games for Souths in the

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as the club finished 9th on the table and missed the finals, Kennar has been resigned for season 2024.

2024

In round 1 of the

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, Kennar scored two tries for South Sydney in their 36-24 loss against Manly at the

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in Las Vegas.

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profileSouth Sydney Rabbitohs profileWynnum Manly Seagulls profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennar, Richard 1994 births Living people Brisbane Broncos players Eastern Suburbs Tigers players Melbourne Storm players Queensland Residents rugby league team players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Melbourne Rugby league wingers Samoan rugby league players Samoan emigrants to Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sportspeople from Apia Sunshine Coast Falcons players