Terry Hermansson
FullnameTerry Brian Hermansson[1]
Birth date11 August 1967 (age 59)
Birth placeChristchurch, New Zealand
Height181 cm
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Retiredyes
Club 1Doncaster
Year1start1991
Year1end92
Appearances 121
Tries 15
Goals 10
Fieldgoals 10
Points 120
Club 2South Sydney
Year2start1993
Year2end94
Appearances 228
Tries 24
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 20
Points 216
Club 3Sydney City
Year3start1995
Year3end97
Appearances 366
Tries 35
Goals 30
Fieldgoals 30
Points 320
Club 4South Sydney
Year4start1998
Appearances 417
Tries 41
Goals 40
Fieldgoals 40
Points 44
Club 5Auckland Warriors
Year5start1999
Year5end00
Appearances 539
Tries 51
Goals 50
Fieldgoals 50
Points 54
TeamaCanterbury
Yearastart1989
Yearaend??
TeambNew Zealand
Yearbstart1994
Yearbend99
Appearancesb4
Triesb1
Goalsb0
Fieldgoalsb0
Pointsb4
TeamcRest of the World
Yearcstart1997
Appearancesc1
Triesc0
Goalsc0
Fieldgoalsc0
Pointsc0
TeamdAotearoa Māori
Yeardstart2000
Appearancesd3
Triesd0
Goalsd0
Fieldgoalsd0
Pointsd0
Source[2]
Newyes

Terry Brian Hermansson, is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. An international representative , he played club football in England, Australia and New Zealand.

Playing career

Hermansson was a Schoolboy Kiwi in 1982 and made the Junior Kiwis in 1985.[3]

Nicknamed "The Rock" he spent his early years playing for the Canterbury sides of the 1990s before moving overseas to play professionally, first for Doncaster in England and then for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the then NSWRL Premiership. Hermansson played for Souths in their upset 1994 Tooheys Challenge Cup final victory over Brisbane.[4][2]

At the height of the Super League war he moved to the Sydney City Roosters and played alongside fellow Kiwi prop Jason Lowrie. He returned to the South Sydney club in 1998 before signing for the Adelaide Rams for the 1999 NRL season.[5]

When the Rams were closed down before the season he signed a two-year contract with the Auckland Warriors, returning home to play in front of the New Zealand fans.[6] In 1999 he was Clubman of the Year Award.

Representative career

Hermansson played for the New Zealand national rugby league team on four occasions between 1994 and 1999, with the Superleague war blocking him from making more appearances.[7] During the war he played for an Australian Rugby League "Rest of the World" side that took on the Australian Kangaroos.

In 2000 he represented the Aotearoa Māori at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[8] He retired in 2000 after the World Cup.

Later years

On retirement, he returned to his native Christchurch and concentrated on coaching, winning several scholarships to improve his skills.[9][10] He has coached the Canterbury under-18 side and in 2005 he coached the New Zealand under-16 side when they toured Australia.[11][12]

In 2004 Hermansson was the assistant coach of the New Zealand Māori side in the Pacific Cup.[13]

References

  1. ^ HERMANSSON, TERRY BRIAN 1994, 1998 – 99 – KIWI #656 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  4. ^ "The Giant Killers". www.rabbitohs.com.au
  5. ^ Terry Hermannson Archived 16 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine rugbyleague.co.nz 2000
  6. ^ RL: Hermansson signs for Warriors[dead link] AAP Sports News (Australia) 12 June 1998
  7. ^ Terry Hermansson Archived 16 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  8. ^ The Teams: NZ Maori Archived 21 June 2002 at the Wayback Machine BBC 2000
  9. ^ Coaching Newsletter Academy of Sport 9 February 2005
  10. ^ 2006 Prime Minister's High Performance Coach Scholarship Programme beehive.govt.nz 20 December 2005
  11. ^ LION FOUNDATION NJC TEAM LISTS – ROUND 3 Lion Foundation NJC 20 March 2004
  12. ^ Kiwi U16's start tour with a win NZRL Media-Nadene Conlon 29–09–05
  13. ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008. Huia Publishers. p. 330. ISBN 9781869693312.