Chris McKenna
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Chris McKenna | |
| Date of birth | October 29, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 ins (1.90 m) | |
| Weight | 15st 8 lbs (100 Kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Hymie, monty | |
| University(s) | Leeds Metropolitan University | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | centre / second row | |
| Current club | Doncaster RLFC | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1993 ‐ 94 1993 ‐ 94 1995 ‐ 96 1996 1997 ‐ 02 2003 ‐ 05 2006 ‐ 07 2008 |
Brisbane Broncos Sheffield Eagles London Broncos South Queensland Crushers Cronulla Sharks Leeds Rhinos Bradford Bulls Doncaster RLFC |
13 (16) 4 29 (12) 21(12) 118 (116) 63(72) 57 (28) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 1997 1999 ‐ 02 2000 ‐ 02 |
Queensland Maroons (SL) Queensland Maroons Australian Kangaroos |
1 (0) 7 (0) 2 (8) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Chris McKenna (born October 29, 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league player for Doncaster RLFCin National League Two having signed at the beginning of the 2008 from Bradford Bulls.
He has also played for Queensland and Australia as well as club sides the Brisbane Broncos, South Queensland Crushers and Cronulla Sharks. His usual position is second row, though while he played in Australia he usually played at centre.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] 1993
McKenna made his first grade debut for the Brisbane Broncos, as well as playing for the Sheffield Eagles.
[edit] 1994-1996
He made appearances for the Sheffield Eagles and the London Broncos in the English comnpetition as well as for the South Queensland Crushers in the Australian competition.
[edit] 1997-2002
McKenna played in the centres for the Cronulla Sharks and played for them in the only Australian super league grand final in 1997. In the second game of the 2002 State of Origin series he was named man-of-the-match. At the end of that year, he joined the Leeds Rhinos from NRL side the Cronulla Sharks after a rumored falling out with then coach Chris Anderson and was the only 2002 Test player to move to Super League.
[edit] 2003-2005
Chris made his debut for Leeds against Whitehaven RLFC in 2003, making an impressive start to his Rhinos career before picking up a pectoral injury which meant he missed a month of the season but left him in extreme discomfort for a number of months following the initial injury.
He returned to his best form at the back end of the 2003 season which also saw a switch to the pack. In his debut season he scored just six tries in 25 appearances, however during the Rhinos' Super League winning season he improved on this with 9 tries in 25. In 2004 Chris played 23 games for the Rhinos and scored 9 tries including 2 in the memorable 40-12 win over Bradford at Headingley, which also earned him the man of the match accolade. Chris’ efforts were rewarded with a place in the Grand Final winning squad.
In 2005 he has once again scored nine tries in 29 appearances. In total he made 80 appearances for Leeds, with four off the bench and scored 24 tries. He left Leeds at the end of 2005, scoring a try in his final appearance for the Rhinos at Headingley in the win over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on the last day of the season and then made his last ever Rhinos appearance at Old Trafford in the Grand Final defeat against Bradford Bulls
[edit] 2006-2007
He joined the Bradford Bulls. It was announced in September 2007 that Chris will leave Bradford at the end of 2007 season.
McKenna signed a 2 year part time contract with Doncaster RLFC starting from 2008.
[edit] Representative games
- State Of Origin: Played 7 games in total for Queensland
- International: Played 2 Test matches (2000, 2002) and several games for Australia during its victorious 2000 World Cup campaign.
[edit] External links
- Chris McKenna at the State of Origin official website.
- Chris McKenna Official Player Profile at bradfordbulls.co.uk
- Chris McKenna at the Former Origin Greats website.
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