| Rhys "Rooster" Kennedy | |
| Fullname: | Rhys Kennedy |
| Birth Date: | 1994 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 1.98abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Weight: | 111abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Year1start: | 2019 |
| Appearances1: | 2 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Club2: | Brisbane Broncos |
| Year2start: | 2019 |
| Year2end: | 22 |
| Appearances2: | 47 |
| Tries2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 12 |
| Year3start: | 2023 |
| Appearances3: | 26 |
| Tries3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 4 |
| Club4: | London Broncos |
| Year4start: | 2024 |
| Year4end: | present |
| Appearances4: | 16 |
| Tries4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 4 |
| New: | yes |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 6 Jul 2024 |
Rhys Kennedy (born 11 October 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.
He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Kennedy was born in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia. Rhys Kennedy played his junior football with the Moruya Sharks. Kennedy is of Swiss descent.
Kennedy played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Youth Competition in 2014.
In 2016, Kennedy played for the Illawarra Cutters in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition.
In 2017, Kennedy joined foundation club North Sydney who were the feeder club side for NRL side South Sydney. Kennedy spent two seasons playing with Norths in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW.[2]
On March 31, 2019, in round 3 of the 2019 NRL season, Kennedy made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Gold Coast Titans.
On June 25, Kennedy signed for the Brisbane Broncos in a deal that ran until the end of the 2020 season. The contract was later upgraded until the end of the 2022 NRL season.[3] Standing 198 cm and weighing 110 kg, Kennedy was at the time, the tallest player in the Brisbane squad.[4]
On 12 August 2023, Kennedy played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final.
Kennedy played a total of 26 games for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.[5]
On 10 Nov 2023 it was reported that he had signed for the London Broncos in the Super League.[6]