Introduction
Robert Jennings (born 2 January 1996) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and on the wing for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.
He previously played for the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.
Background
Jennings was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior football for the Western City Tigers and Minchinbury Jets, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
He is the nephew of 1960s All Black Arthur Jennings.
Jennings is the younger brother of Parramatta Eels players Michael Jennings and George Jennings.
Playing career
Early career
In 2014, Jennings played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team. In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys. In 2015, he moved on to the Panthers' New South Wales Cup team.
2015
In round 7 of the 2015 NRL season, Jennings made his NRL debut for Penrith against the Gold Coast Titans. On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis. On 8 July 2015, he played for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team. At the time, he was contracted with Penrith until the end of 2016.
2016
Jennings was named in Penrith's squad for the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.
After not receiving any game time in the 2016 NRL season, Jennings signed a one-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2017. In September, he was named at centre in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.
2017
Jennings was named in South Sydney's squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. He made his South Sydney debut against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in round 2, scoring a try and setting one up for teammate Robbie Farah.
2018
In round 3 of the 2018 NRL season, Jennings scored his first hat trick try for South Sydney in the 34-6 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium. In round 14 he scored 4 tries in the club's 42-24 smashing of the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium.Jennings finished off the 2018 season with 19 tries.Jennings played in all three of the club's finals games including the 12-4 preliminary final loss against arch rivals Eastern Suburbs.
2019
On February 21, Jennings signed a two-year deal with the Wests Tigers after he was released by South Sydney.
Jennings made a total of 18 appearances for the Wests Tigers in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed out on the finals.