Kris Welham is an English rugby league

Rugby league

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 player who currently plays for Hull Kingston Rovers

Hull Kingston Rovers

Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...

 in the Super League

Super League

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 competition. His usual position is centre.

He came up through the ranks at Craven Park and made his first team debut in the 36–10 defeat at Leigh in August 2006. He scored on his National League debut and followed that up with a try on his Super League debut in the 40–24 defeat to Wigan Warriors

Wigan Warriors

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on 2 September 2006 at Craven Park.

On 26 May 2009, he signed a new three-year deal that will keep him at Craven Park until 2012.