Christian Welch

Christian Welch

Personal information
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	14	0	0	0	0
As of 28 March 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, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Welch played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team.^[2][3] On 3 May 2014, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.^[4]

2015

In 2015, Welch graduated to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers, returning to his junior club.^[5] In Round 9 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Parramatta Eels.^[6][7]

2016

On 22 April, Welch re-signed with the Storm on a 1-year contract.^[8]

References

1. "Christian Welch - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
2. "Welch and Munster selected in Junior Emerging Origin squad". M.melbournestorm.sportalhosting.com. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
3. "Under 20's Origin - Who to watch". Nrlceo.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
4. "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
5. "Intrust Super Cup Rd 1 teams". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
6. "NRL 2015 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
7. "Round 9 - Late mail - Storm". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
8. "Melbourne Storm re-sign prop duo". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-04-23.

External links

• 2016 Melbourne Storm profile