Don Kenealy was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
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| Full name | Daniel James Kenealy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1893 Te Puke, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 August 1976 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 1.5 in (156 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 144 lb (65 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editHe was known as Daniel James Kenealy but went by Don or Donald throughout life. On occasion his war records say Donald and at other times Daniel. He grew up in the Te Puke area where he attended Te Puke Primary School.[1] He later moved to Auckland and went to Sacred Heart College where he excelled as a cricketer and rugby footballer.[2] He left school in 1909 and in 1910 was playing rugby for Marist Brothers second grade team.[3]
Playing career
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Kenealy switched to rugby league in 1911 and played for Eden Ramblers from their foundation in 1911 to 1913. He was a back and captained the side in 1913. During the 1913 season the Eden senior team disbanded and Kenealy was granted a transfer by Auckland Rugby League to the City Rovers
.[4] He was selected for the Auckland in 1911 and played 3 matches for them.[5] In 1912 he played 4 matches for Auckland and scored 1 try.
In 1912 he was selected to play for New Zealand on the tour of Australia. No test matches were played on the tour.[6] Following the 1915 season he stopped playing. He was a carpenter and lived at Belvedere, New North Road in Mount Albert after marrying.[citation needed]
War
editDonald Kenealy served in World War I. At the time of his enlistment he was living in Mount Albert and was working at Brooke Bros. in the same suburb.
Personal life
editIn 1917 he married Dorothy Harrison Hills in Christchurch. They lived together soon after in Mount Albert in Auckland however. He was a carpenter by trade according to his war recruitment form.
References
edit- ^ "Te Puke Primary School Roll 1883-1905". Sooty. 10 December 1909. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Sacred Heart College/Annual Prize Distribution". New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14240. 10 December 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Second Grade". Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 178. 29 July 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Meeting of Committee". New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15326. 12 June 1913. p. 9. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ Donald James KENEALY, Donald James (1912)[permanent dead link] nzleague.co.nz