Kris Welham
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Chesney, Gingernut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 March 1987 Hull, England |
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| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 31 March 2017
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Kris Welham (born 10 March 1987 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English rugby league player who currently plays for Salford Red Devils . His usual position is centre.
He came up through the ranks at Hull Kingston Rovers and made his first team debut in the 36–10 defeat at Leigh in August 2006. He scored on his National League debut and followed that up with a try on his Super League debut in the 40–24 defeat to 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.
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 to 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.
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 Roughyeds (6 tries) and Whitehaven (1 try).
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