{{short description|Samoan rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Richie Kennar<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2015/06/06/victorian_kennar_get.html|title=Victorian Kennar gets his chance - Storm|publisher=Melbournestorm.com.au|date=|access-date=2015-06-06}}</ref> |fullname = Richard Kennar |image = RICHIE KENNAR.jpg |imagesize = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|12|10}} |birth_place = Apia, Samoa |height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|101|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|WG|CE}} |club1 = {{nowrap|Melbourne Storm}} |year1start = 2015 |year1end = 16 |appearances1 = 9 |tries1 = 2 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 8 |club2 = South Sydney |year2start = 2018 |year2end = |appearances2 = 8 |tries2 = 7 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 28 |club3 = Brisbane Broncos |year3start = 2019 |year3end = 21 |appearances3 = 14 |tries3 = 3 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 12 |club4 = South Sydney |year4start = 2022 |year4end = 24 |appearances4 = 19 |tries4 = 10 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 40 | teamA = {{nowrap|Queensland Residents}} | yearAstart = 2019 | yearAend = | appearancesA = 1 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 |retired =Yes |source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/richard-kennar/summary.html Richard Kennar] ''rugbyleagueproject.org''</ref> |updated = 6 September 2024 }}
'''Richard Kennar''' (born 10 December 1994) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who last played as a {{rlp|wg}}er and {{rlp|ce}} for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos, and was contracted to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League.
==Early life== Kennar was born in Apia, Samoa, and moved to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at a young age. He studied at Roxburgh Secondary College, and was then educated at Craigieburn Secondary College where he represented 2011 Australian Schoolboys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2130-0-0-0&sID=26427&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=82589|title=Match Summary (1972 - 2014) - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE|publisher=Sportingpulse.com|date=|access-date=2015-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourfootyteam.com/assrl_2011_archives.php|title=ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys|publisher=Ourfootyteam.com|date=|access-date=2015-05-03}}</ref>
He played his junior rugby league for the Northern Thunder, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
==Playing career== ===Early career=== From 2012 to 2014, he played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nycdatabase.org/players/k/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616154528/http://nycdatabase.org/players/k/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 June 2015|title=K|publisher=Nycdatabase.org|date=|access-date=2015-06-06}}</ref>
He 2015 he moved on to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/05/12/intrust_super_cup_ro.html|title=Intrust Super Cup round 10 Teams|publisher=QRL.com.au|date=|access-date=2015-06-06}}</ref>
===2015=== In round 13 of the 2015 NRL season, Kennar made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against Penrith.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2015/06/06/late_mail_round_14.html|title=Late mail: Round 14 - Storm|publisher=Melbournestorm.com.au|date=|access-date=2015-06-06}}</ref> He played six games in his debut season, scoring one try.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/NS0xNjYwLTQtLS0tLS0yMTcwNi0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=|title=Custom Match List - Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=18 October 2017}}</ref>
===2016=== Kennar played a further three games for Melbourne in 2016, scoring one try.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/NS0xNjc3LTQtLS0tLS0yMTcwNi0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=|title=Custom Match List - Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=18 October 2017}}</ref> In November, he signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bulldogs.com.au|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/bulldogs-sign-richard-kennar-24356/|title=Bulldogs sign Richard Kennar|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=2016-04-17|access-date=2016-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/titan-ashley-taylors-payday-robbie-farah-domino-effect-zak-hardakers-penrith-exit--nrl-market-watch/news-story/f758338641635d6cd8dd1ce7ca8dd99f?from=pub|title=Home | Live Scores & Latest News|work=Fox Sports|date=|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>
===2017=== Kennar was unable to break into Canterbury's first-grade team in 2017. thumb|right|Kennar playing for the Bulldogs in 2017 In October, he was granted a release from his Canterbury contract and signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/rabbitohs-sign-richard-kennar-29878/|title=Rabbitohs sign Richard Kennar - Zero Tackle|date=18 October 2017|publisher=|access-date=18 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/michael-maguire-blindsided-coachs-crazy-last-48-hours-at-the-south-sydney-rabbitohs/news-story/b5bae8311a96313ad50e32bd816c7e33|title=Michael Maguire Rabbitohs coach sacked by South Sydney: Crazy last 48 hours|date=6 September 2017|publisher=|access-date=26 September 2017}}</ref>
===2018=== Kennar made his South Sydney debut in round 1 of the season, scoring two tries in Souths 32–20 defeat by the New Zealand Warriors. On the 15th of June it was announced that Kennar would be released from his final year at South Sydney Rabbitohs to complete a two-year Mormon mission at the start of 2019.
===2019=== He later signed a train and trial contract with the Brisbane Broncos.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/05/07/the-real-reason-richie-kennar-didnt-go-on-his-mormon-mission/ |title=The real reason Richie Kennar didn’t go on his Mormon mission |publisher=QRL |date=7 May 2019 |access-date= 8 October 2022}}</ref>
===2020=== In round 12 of the 2020 NRL season, Kennar scored two tries for Brisbane in a 36–26 loss to Cronulla at Suncorp Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-31/nrl-cronulla-edges-brisbane-warriors-defeat-wests-tigers/12514056/|title=Cronulla Sharks edge out Brisbane Broncos with 36-26 NRL win, Warriors stun Wests Tigers 26-20 |website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
Kennar played a total of 10 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as the club suffered their worst ever year both on and off the field culminating in the club's first Wooden Spoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/24/brisbane-get-wooden-spoon-as-cowboys-finish-on-a-high/|title=Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>
===2021=== Kennar made only two appearances for Brisbane in the 2021 NRL season.
===2022=== Kennar then rejoined South Sydney for the 2022 NRL season. In round 17, Kennar scored a hat-trick in South Sydney's victory over Newcastle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-08/nrl-live-score-updates/101214456/|title=David Klemmer sent off as Newcastle fall to South Sydney|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-24/nrl-penrith-panthers-defeats-south-sydney-rabbitohs/101470088/|title=Penrith Panthers defeat South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-12 to qualify for third straight NRL grand final|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
===2023=== Kennar was limited to only five games for Souths in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table and missed the finals. Kennar re-signed with South Sydney ahead of the 2024 NRL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-south-sydney-rabbitohs-latrell-mitchell-changing-position-centres-halves-fullback-jack-wighton-sam-burgess-2024-jason-demetriou/news-story/d7c72c901f9e61a0b76b55f9162b64cd/|title=‘Absolute madness’: Potential Latrell switch slammed as a ‘band aid’ for broken Bunnies|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
===2024=== In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Kennar scored two tries for South Sydney in their 36-24 loss against Manly at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/mar/03/nrl-in-las-vegas-sea-eagles-vs-rabbitohs-broncos-v-roosters-live-updates-start-times-ticket-sales-scores-local-time-allegiant-stadium/|title=Roosters & Sea Eagles victorious – as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Kennar played 12 games for South Sydney in 2024 as the club finished 16th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2024-the-mole-exclusive-south-sydney-rabbitohs-season-review-latrell-mitchell-20240907-p5k8qx.html/|title=The Mole's end of season review: What went wrong at the South Sydney Rabbitohs?|website=www.nine.com.au}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.broncos.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/brisbane-broncos/richard-kennar/ Brisbane Broncos profile] *[https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/south-sydney-rabbitohs/richard-kennar/ South Sydney Rabbitohs profile] *[http://www.bulldogs.com.au/team/profiles/richard_kennar.html Canterbury Bulldogs profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150419053344/https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/richard-kennar.html Melbourne Storm profile] *[https://www.qrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-cup/wynnum-manly-seagulls/richard-kennar/ Wynnum Manly Seagulls profile]
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