1 2 ▁season , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁H urr ican es , ▁scored ▁two ▁tries , ▁and ▁played ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁rugby ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁However , ▁from ▁this ▁point ▁forward , ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁bl ight ed ▁by ▁inj uries ▁and ▁lose ▁momentum . ▁After ▁missing ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁provincial ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁just ▁ 4 ▁substitute ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Super ▁ 1 4 ▁season ▁- ▁his ▁final ▁appearances ▁at ▁that ▁level ▁- ▁and ▁found ▁himself ▁on ▁loan ▁to ▁Count ies ▁Man uk au ▁for ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Air ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Kennedy ▁signed ▁with ▁O tag o ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Air ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cup , ▁but ▁again ▁found ▁himself ▁s idel ined ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁injury . ▁ ▁A ▁health ier ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁saw ▁him ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁High land ers ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Super ▁ 1 4 ▁season , ▁although ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁see ▁any ▁game ▁action . ▁ ▁Kennedy ▁signed ▁with ▁Haw kes ▁Bay ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Air ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cup , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁his ▁fin est ▁season ▁in ▁years ▁as ▁he ▁started ▁ 1 4 ▁games ▁in ▁helping ▁the ▁Mag p ies ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁He ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁st