George Jennings (rugby league)

George Jennings
Jennings playing for the New South Wales U20s team in 2013.
Personal information
Born 9 June 1993
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Penrith Panthers 3 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

George Jennings (born 9 June 1993) is a Tongan Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays centre and wing.

Background

Born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Jennings played his junior football for the Western City Tigers before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Jennings is the younger brother of current Sydney Roosters player Michael Jennings and older brother of fellow Panthers player Robert Jennings.[2]

Playing career

In 2012 and 2013, Jennings played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.[3][4]

In April 2013, Jennings played for the New South Wales Under-20s team.[5]

On 6 October 2013, Jennings played in the Panthers' 42-30 win over the New Zealand Warriors in the 2013 NYC Grand Final.[6]

In 2014, Jennings moved to the Panthers' New South Wales Cup team.

In February 2014, Jennings played in the Panthers' inaugural NRL Auckland Nines squad.[7] He suffered a season ending elbow injury in the tournament.[8]

On 30 April 2014, Jennings re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract.[9]

In Round 1 of the 2015 NRL season, Jennings made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[10] He scored a try on debut.

References

  1. ↑ RLP
  2. ↑ "NRL 2015 season: Penrith Panthers young gun George Jennings on growing up in Michael’s shadow". Foxxsports.com.au\accessdate=2015-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Gallant Sea Eagles go down to Panthers in NYC". NRL.com. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Panthers NYC team to take on the Roosters in Saturday's qualifying final - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  6. ↑ Michael Carayannis. "Penrith Panthers defeat NZ Warriors in Holden Cup". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  7. ↑ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  8. ↑ "Jennings brothers follow Michael's footsteps". NRL.com. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  9. ↑ "Jennings to stay for 2015 & 2016 | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  10. ↑ "Final NRL Team List - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-11.

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