Chris McKenna (born October 29, 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league player for Bradford Bulls in the English Super League competition. is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... Official website www. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ...

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. The logo of the Queensland State of Origin team The Queensland State of Origin team is arguably Queenslands most prestigious sporting team, and play in the annual 3 match State of Origin series. ... For information on the current season of the Brisbane Broncos, see Brisbane Broncos 2007. ... The South Queensland Crushers were a rugby league team who played in the NSWRL/ARL competition from 1995–1997. ... The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ...

Biography

1993

McKenna made his first grade debut for the Brisbane Broncos, as well as playing for the Sheffield Eagles.

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.

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. Chris joined the Leeds Rhinos from NRL side the Cronulla Sharks after a rumored falling out with then coach Chris Anderson and was the only current Test player to move to Super League in 2002. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ... NRL may refer to: National Rugby League Namespace Routing Language National Rookie League Numaligarh Refinery Limited US Naval Research Laboratory North Ronaldsay Airport, the IATA airport code Category: ... The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ... Christopher Anderson is a former Australian rugby league coach and player. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ...

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. Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league team playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. ...

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. , Headingley is a suburb of the English city of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire. ...

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 Official website www. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton) is a football stadium in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, and is the home of Manchester United F.C.. The ground has been Uniteds permanent home since 1910, bar an eight year absence from 1941... Official website www. ...

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. Doncaster RLFC are a British rugby league club, from Doncaster. ...

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.

External Links

• Player Details at stateoforigin.com.au
• Chris McKenna Official Player Profile at bradfordbulls.co.uk