Wayne Kerr (born 14 March 1985) is an Irish professional
rugby league footballer who played for
Oldham (
Heritage No. 1242) in the
Championship One. He is an
Ireland international.
He has previously played for
London Skolars and
Carlow Crusaders
The Carlow Crusaders were a rugby league team based in Carlow, Ireland. They played in the Irish Elite League. They played home games at Oak Park, Carlow. The Crusaders were forced to play most of their games in Cill Dara RFC, Kildare as Oak ...
.
Background
Kerr was born in
Dublin,
Ireland. Nicknamed "Slasher" on account of his aggressive and athletic playing style. He grew up in County Kildare.
Playing career
He was a member of the
Ireland squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final b ...
, and went on to make one appearance in the tournament.
He now plays Rugby Union with Cill Dara RFC. He plays
blindside flanker
Flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Each team of 15 players includes two flankers, who play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside or openside flankers, numbers 6 and 7 respectively. The name comes fr ...
(number 6).
In 2016, he was called up to the
Ireland squad for the
2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.
References
External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.orgIreland profileIreland 58-18 Russia
1985 births
Living people
Irish expatriate rugby league players in England
Ireland national rugby league team players
Irish expatriate rugby league players
Irish rugby league players
Irish rugby union players
London Skolars players
Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Rugby articles needing expert attention
Rugby league players from County Dublin
Rugby league props
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