Kieran Rush

{{short description|Jamaica international rugby league footballer}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Kieran Rush | fullname = Kieran James Rush | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|9|3}} | birth_place = [[Dewsbury]], West Yorkshire, England | height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}} | weight = {{convert|86|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}} | position = {{rlp|SH|HK}} |club1 = {{nowrap|[[Huddersfield Giants]]}} |year1start = 2022 |year1end = present |appearances1 = 25 |tries1 = 1 |goals1 = 3 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 6 |club2 = → [[Swinton Lions]] |year2start = 2022{{small|(loan)}} |year2end = |appearances2 = 1 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |club3 = {{nowrap|→ [[Rochdale Hornets]]}} |year3start = 2022{{small|(loan)}} |year3end = |appearances3 = 11 |tries3 = 0 |goals3 = 13 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 26 |club4 = {{nowrap|→ [[Keighley Cougars]]}} |year4start = 2023{{small|(loan)}} |year4end = |appearances4 = 6 |tries4 = 1 |goals4 = 3 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 10 |club5 = {{nowrap|→ [[Dewsbury Rams]] }} |year5start = 2024{{small|(loan)}} |year5end = |appearances5 = 4 |tries5 = 0 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 0 | teamA = [[Jamaica national rugby league team|Jamaica]] | yearAstart = 2022 | yearAend = present | appearancesA = 5 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 4 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 6 | new = yes | source = <ref>{{Rugby league records |id=10957 |access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref> | updated = 27 October 2025 }}

'''Kieran Rush''' (born 3 September 2002) is a [[Jamaica national rugby league team|Jamaica international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sh}} or {{rlp|hk}} for the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in the [[Super League]].

He has spent time on loan from [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] at [[Swinton Lions]], [[Rochdale Hornets]] and [[Keighley Cougars]] in [[RFL League One|League One]] and at [[Dewsbury Rams]] in the [[RFL Championship|Championship]].

He is a product of the Giants Academy system.

==Background== Rush was born in [[Dewsbury]], [[West Yorkshire, England]]. He is of [[Jamaica]]n descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/players/kieran-rush/ |title=Kieran Rush| website=Zero Tackle |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref>

==Playing career== ===Club career=== Rush is contracted to the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in the [[Super League]] after progressing through the clubs' Academy systems. He made his Super League Debut for the Giants in round 12 of Super League 2023 against the Leigh Leopards.

===International career=== In 2022 Rush was named in the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup squads#Jamaica|Jamaica squad]] for the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup|2021 Rugby League World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-squad-lists/ |title=Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021 |website=Love Rugby League |date=4 October 2022 |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref> He made his debut in the halves in the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup Group C|Group C match]] against [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium]] in [[Leeds, West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/match/EVP3376399 |title=Jamaica 2-48 Ireland |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref> Rush made history when he kicked a penalty goal to register Jamaica's first ever points in a Rugby League world cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63277983 |title=Rugby League World Cup: Ireland 48-2 Jamaica - Wolfhounds score 10 tries in emphatic win |work=BBC Sport |date=16 October 2022 |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.giantsrl.com/locker-room/profile/903/kieran-rush Huddersfield Giants profile] *[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/jamaica/kieran-rush/ Jamaica profile]

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