 Keating in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kristopher Keating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (age 36) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Matt Keating (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kristopher Keating (born 26 November 1988), is an Australian former professionalrugby league footballer. He played as ahalfback, five-eighth orhooker.
Keating was born inSydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the younger brother ofBurleigh Bears playerMatt Keating.
Keating attendedWestfields Sports High School, and in 2005 played for theAustralian Schoolboys team.[3]
After the sudden departure ofBrett Finch in early April 2009, Keating was rushed into the starting side for theParramatta Eels, playing the role ofstand-off. Due to his small stature and quick acceleration, opposition defenders had trouble tackling him, and he successfully broke the defensive line on numerous occasions during his first-gradeNRL career. He broke his jaw in Round 10 in 2009 against theManly-Warringah Sea Eagles and couldn't make a comeback in the same season.
In 2010 he was named on the bench and came on for some short stints athooker. After a poor display fromParramatta Eels’ early rounds, some changes were made and Kris Keating was named in the starting squad playing in thestand-off position. In succession to his form he was called up to the representative grades, playingstand-off for his City of Origin.
In June 2010, Keating signed with theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting from 2011. Keating played in the 2012 NRL grand final for Canterbury against Melbourne which Melbourne won 14-4.[4][5]
After the departure of talismanicscrum-half captainMichael Dobson (rugby league) fromHull Kingston Rovers at the end of the 2013Super League season. Kris Keating was signed by theHull Kingston Rovers for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Keating only missed four games in the 2014 season, he missed two successive games because of injury, againstHull F.C. on Good Friday and a fixture against theCatalans Dragons on Easter Monday respectively. Keating was also dropped from theHull Kingston Rovers squad because of poor form, for the trip to the capital to visit theLondon Broncos. He also missedHull Kingston Rovers’ final game of the 2014Super League season, against theWakefield Trinity Wildcats.
Kris scored 5 tries in 24 appearances in 2014, his début and last season in theSuper League.[6]
On 8 November 2014, Keating signed a 1-year contract with theSt. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2015.[7]
On 30 April 2015, Keating was granted a release from hisSt. George Illawarra Dragons contract to take up opportunities elsewhere at Sydney Survivors.[8]