Nick Kenny (rugby league)

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Nick Kenny
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Personal information
Full nameNick Kenny
Born (1982-07-13) 13 July 1982 (age 41)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005–11 Brisbane Broncos 7830012
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2007 Queensland Residents 10000
Source: [1]

Nick Kenny (born 13 July 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s for the Brisbane Broncos club in the National Rugby League competition. He primarily played as a prop-forward.

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Early life

Kenny was born in Rockhampton, Queensland. Kenny attended proud rugby league school Emmaus College prior to residing at St Leo's College from 2000 to 2002. His junior rugby league club was Norths Rockhampton Knights.

Playing career

Kenny made his first grade debut for Brisbane in Round 17 2005 against Cronulla-Sutherland. In 2006, Kenny only featured in 1 game and was not part of the premiership winning team. In 2009, Kenny played in Brisbane's 40-10 preliminary final loss against Melbourne.

In late 2011, Kenny retired from rugby league to focus on his physiotherapy career. [2]

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References

  1. "Nick Kenny – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. Ricketts, Steve (3 July 2005). "Nick Kenny quits Brisbane Broncos to focus on career as physiotherapist". Courier Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2011.