William Kennedy (rugby league, born 1969)

William Kennedy Sr
Personal information
Full nameWilliam "Bubba" Kennedy
Born (1969-01-27) 27 January 1969 (age 55)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–98 Balmain Tigers 61 26 0 0 104
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 4
Source: [1]
RelativesWilliam Kennedy Jr (son)
Kandy Kennedy (daughter)

William "Bubba" Kennedy (born 27 January 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Balmain Tigers.

Biography

Kennedy, an Indigenous Australian, played as a centre at Balmain for three seasons, from 1996 to 1998. He was the club's leading try scorer in each of his first two seasons and made 61 first-grade appearances in total.

In 1997, Kennedy came off the bench and scored a try in NSW Country's 17-4 win over City in the annual City vs Country Origin representative fixture.

Since leaving Balmain he continued to play country rugby league into his late 40s.[2] The teams he played for include Lithgow Workies, Bathurst Panthers, Orange Hawks, Cabonne United, Mudgee Dragons and the Blayney Bears.[3]

His son, William Jr, is a member of the Cronulla Sharks NRL squad and his daughter, Kandy, played for the Roosters in the NRLW.[4]

References

  1. ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ^ "Bubba poised to end two decade long career". Daily Telegraph. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Bubba's back! Western ornament bags double in Cargo's win over Trundle". Central Western Daily. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ "William Kennedy will try to inspire his Newtown Jets in the NSW Intrust Super Premiership grand final". Western Advocate. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.