Christian Welch
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| Welch playing for the Storm in 2014. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 19 July 1994 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015– | Melbourne Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 27 July 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Christian Welch (born 19 July 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop and second-row.
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Welch moved to Brisbane, Queensland at a young age and played his junior rugby league for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers and Gladstone Brothers,[2] before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
Playing career
Early career
In 2013 and 2014, Welch played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team.[3][4] On 3 May 2014, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[5]
2015
In 2015, Welch graduated to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers, returning to his junior club.[6] In Round 9 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Parramatta Eels.[7][8]
2016
On 22 April, Welch re-signed with the Storm on a 1-year contract.[9]
References
- ↑ "Christian Welch - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=0-2471-25847-0-0&sID=22805&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=24186581
- ↑ "Welch and Munster selected in Junior Emerging Origin squad". M.melbournestorm.sportalhosting.com. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "Under 20's Origin - Who to watch". Nrlceo.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Intrust Super Cup Rd 1 teams". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ "Round 9 - Late mail - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm re-sign prop duo". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-04-23.