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| Born | (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (age 42) Babinda, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Kingston (born 17 May 1983) is an Australian former professionalrugby league footballer who played as ahooker for theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks,Parramatta Eels and thePenrith Panthers in theNational Rugby League (NRL) in the 2000s and 2010s.
He played in Parramatta's2009 NRL Grand Final loss toMelbourne. Kingston played at representative level for thePrime Minister's XIII in 2012.
Kingston made his first grade debut for Cronulla against theNewcastle Knights atShark Park in round 19 of the2005 NRL season. Kingston played in the club's elimination final loss to St. George in the same year.[2]
From 2006 through 2008, Kingston was a regular part of theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks side at hooker or off the bench.
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Kingston was signed by theParramatta Eels for the2009 NRL season. In round 11 he became a regular part of the Parramatta squad coming off the bench to replace Matt Keating.
Kingston was a major contributor in the club's late-season streak that saw them make it to the2009 NRL Grand Final. Kingston was not re-signed by the club in 2010 due to salary cap restrictions. Kingston signed with thePenrith Panthers on 20 October 2009 on a one-year contract.[3]
In 2010 Kingston made 24 appearances for the club scoring 6 times. He was an important part of Penrith finishing second. He extended his stay with the club signing until 2013 along withTravis Burns.[4]
Kingston was Penrith's first choice Hooker in the2011 NRL season. In round 4 though, Kingston was selected to play Half-Back by coachMatthew Elliot whileLuke Walsh was out with a shoulder injury. Kingston returned to hooker in the round 5 Heritage Round victory over theCanberra Raiders 36–10.
During 2012, Kingston had a breakthrough season, making the second most tackles in theNRL, as well as scoring three tries. In round 12, whenLuke Lewis was stripped of Penrith's captaincy during the State Of Origin period, Kingston was awarded the role and remained there for the rest of the season, following Lewis's announcement of moving to theCronulla club.
Kingston was announced as captain of thePenrith Panthers for the2013 NRL season on 2 December 2012.
In 2014, Kingston captained Penrith's reserve grade side as they won theIntrust Super Premiership NSW competition defeating Newcastle 48–12 in the final.[5]
