Robert Jennings (rugby league)

Robert Jennings
Personal information
Born (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position centre, wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Penrith Panthers 5 1 0 0 4
As of 2 August 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Robert Jennings (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a centre and winger.

Background

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

Jennings is the younger brother of current Sydney Roosters player Michael Jennings and fellow Panthers player George Jennings.[1]

Playing career

Early career

In 2014, Jennings played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.[2] In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[3] In 2015, he moved on to the Panthers' New South Wales Cup team.[4]

2015

In Round 7 of the 2015 NRL season, Jennings made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Gold Coast Titans.[5] On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[6] On 8 July 2015, he played for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team.[7] He is contracted to the Panthers until the end of 2016.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "NRL 2015 season: Penrith Panthers young gun George Jennings on growing up in Michael’s shadow". Foxxsports.com.au\accessdate=2015-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Round 16 v Warriors - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWR.com.auL. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "NRL TEAM LIST - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  7. ↑ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  8. ↑ "Jennings brothers follow Michael's footsteps". NRL.com. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2015-04-23.

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