Kris Welham
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| Born | 10 March 1987 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (184 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kris Welham (born 10 March 1987), also known by the nicknames of "Chesney", and "Ginger nut", is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.
Background
Welham was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Career
He came up through the ranks at Hull Kingston Rovers, and made his first team début in the 36–10 defeat at Leigh in August 2006. He scored on his National League début and followed that up with a try on his Super League début in the 40–24 defeat by Wigan Warriors on 2 September 2006 at Craven Park.
In February 2012, he signed a new three-year deal that will keep him at Craven Park until 2015.[4]
The 2012 season came to an abrupt end for the England Knights centre though, as he suffered a broken leg in a 13-10 defeat by the Catalan Dragons in June, causing him to miss the rest of the season.
Kris Welham has currently appeared in every game during the 2014 season for Hull KR, scoring 5 tries in 14 games.[5]
Bradford Bulls
Welham signed a 2 Year Deal with the Bradford Bulls following the 2015 season.
2016 - 2016 Season
Welham featured in the pre-season friendly against Leeds Rhinos. He scored against Leeds Rhinos (1 try).
Kris featured in Round 1 (Featherstone Rovers) to Round 6 (Batley Bulldogs). Kris played in Round 9 (Sheffield Eagles) to Round 23 (Featherstone Rovers). Kris then played in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Whitehaven) to Game 5 (Swinton Lions) then in Game 7 (Sheffield Eagles) to the Final (Sheffield Eagles). Welham played in the Challenge Cup in the 4th Round (Dewsbury Rams). He scored against Swinton Lions (4 tries), Leigh Centurions (1 try), Sheffield Eagles (4 tries), Dewsbury Rams (7 tries), Workington Town (1 try), London Broncos (2 tries), Halifax (3 tries), Oldham (6 tries) and Whitehaven (1 try).
Salford Red Devils
Following Bradford's liquidation prior to the 2017 season, Kris joined Super League side Salford Red Devils.[6]
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2016 Bradford Bulls | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 2017 Bradford Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
References
- ^ a b "Hull Kingston Rovers 1st Team Kris Welham". Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Welham signs new Hull KR contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Kris Welham Player Stats". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "UPDATED: Mellor and Welham latest to move on from liquidated Bulls". Telegraph & Argus. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links
Template:Hull Kingston Rovers - 2015 Challenge Cup Final runners-up