Kieran Rush

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Kieran Rush
Personal information
Full nameKieran James Rush
Born (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Huddersfield Giants 80306
2022(loan)Swinton Lions 10000
2022(loan)Rochdale Hornets 11013026
2023(loan)Keighley Cougars 613010
2024(loan)Dewsbury Rams 40000
Total30119042
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Jamaica 30306
Source: [1]
As of 2 April 2025

Kieran Rush (born 3 September 2002) is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or hooker for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.

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

He is a product of the Giants Academy system.

Background

Rush was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Jamaican descent. [2]

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 Jamaica squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [3] He made his debut in the halves in the Group C match against Ireland at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [4] Rush made history when he kicked a penalty goal to register Jamaica's first ever points in a Rugby League world cup. [5]

References

  1. "Player Summary: Kieran Rush". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. Zero Tackle profile
  3. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  4. Jamaica 2-48 Ireland
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63277983