Sebastian Kris (born 19 April 1999) is a
New Zealand
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international
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a for the
Canberra Raiders
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in the
National Rugby League
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.
Kris represented
New Zealand
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in the
2022 Rugby League World Cup as a er. He has also played as a in his career.
Background
Kris was born in
Brisbane
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, Queensland and is of
Indigenous Australian
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, and
Maori descent. Kris played his first junior rugby league for the
Wests Panthers
The Western Suburbs Panthers, or the West Brisbane Panthers, or often simply referred to as Wests for short, is a semi professional rugby league club based in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The club is the oldest in the ...
.
He moved to
Canberra
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at the age of eight and played his junior rugby league for the Tuggeranong Valley Dragons.
Playing career
2019
Kris made his first grade debut in Round 10 of the
2019 NRL season
The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992 ...
for Canberra against
South Sydney at
Canberra Stadium
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.
2020
Kris spent the entirety of the
2020 NRL season
The 2020 NRL season was the 113th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 23rd season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year.
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Pre-season
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away from Canberra, leading to him not being re-signed. Kris was later re-signed by the Canberra club for the
2021 NRL season
The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.
Regular season
Ladd ...
and played in their Round 1 clash against the
Wests Tigers
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.
2021
In round 24 of the
2021 NRL season
The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.
Regular season
Ladd ...
, he scored two tries for Canberra in a 28-16 victory over the
New Zealand Warriors
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. Kris played a total of 20 games for Canberra in the 2021 season as they finished 10th on the table.
2022
In round 23 of the
2022 NRL season
The 2022 NRL season was the 115th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 25th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest ...
, Kris scored two tries for Canberra in a 28-22 victory over
Newcastle
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*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
*Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...
.
Kris played a total of 20 games for Canberra in the
2022 NRL season
The 2022 NRL season was the 115th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 25th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest ...
and scored 14 tries as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Kris played in both finals matches as Canberra were eliminated in the second week by
Parramatta
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.
2023
In the final round of the
2023 NRL season
The 2023 NRL season was the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series ...
, Kris was sent off for a spear tackle on Cronulla's Sione Katoa. Canberra would go on to lose the match 24-6. The following day, Kris was suspended for five games.
Kris played a total of 21 matches for Canberra in the
2023 NRL season
The 2023 NRL season was the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series ...
as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.
2024
Kris played 21 games for Canberra in the
2024 NRL season
The 2024 NRL season was the 117th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 27th season run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, followed by a finals series contested by the top eight ...
as the club finished 9th on the table.
2025
In round 1 of the
2025 NRL season
The 2025 NRL season is the 118th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 28th season run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The regular season will be followed by a finals series contested by the top eight teams on the competiti ...
, Kris scored two tries in Canberra's 30-8 victory over the New Zealand Warriors.
Statistics
*denotes season competing
References
External links
Canberra Raiders profile
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1999 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Australian people of New Zealand descent
Australian people of South African descent
Sportspeople of South African descent
Canberra Raiders players
Indigenous Australian rugby league players
21st-century Indigenous Australian people
New Zealand national rugby league team players
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from Brisbane
21st-century Australian sportsmen