Shaun Kenny Dowall

Shaun Kenny-Dowall

Personal information
Nickname	SKD, Skids
Born	(1988-01-23) 23 January 1988 (age 29) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–17 Sydney Roosters 224 121 3 0 490 2017– Newcastle Knights 6 4 0 0 16 Total 230 125 3 0 506 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–16 New Zealand 21 9 0 0 36 2008 New Zealand Māori 1 1 0 0 4 2011–13 NRL All Stars 2 1 0 0 4
As of 27 June 2017 Source:

Shaun Kenny-Dowall (born 23 January 1988) is an Australian-born New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. A New Zealand international, New Zealand Māori and NRL All Stars representative, he plays at centre and wing. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, winning the 2013 NRL Grand Final with them. He also played in New Zealand's 2010 Four Nations-winning side as well as the 2014 Four Nations-winning side.

Born in Woodridge, Kenny-Dowall is of Māori descent specifically the Ngāti Ākarana Iwi (tribe). He moved to Auckland as a three-year-old and began his rugby league career playing for the East Coast Bays Barracudas on Auckland's North Shore. Kenny-Dowall later resided in Ngaruawahia, where he attended Ngaruawahia High School and played for the Ngaruawahia Panthers. Kenny-Dowall was a New Zealand Warriors junior but was unwanted by the club before moving to Sydney in 2004. Kenny-Dowall was selected for the Junior Kiwis in 2006.

His father, John, won a gold medal in javelin and a silver medal in shot put at the 2000 Paralympic Games.