| Full name | Norman Rangi Berryman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Castres Olympique CS Bourgoin-Jallieu |
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| correct as of 2007-01-17. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1991–2000, 2003 | Northland | 75 | |
| correct as of 2007-01-17. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996 1997 1998–2000 |
Chiefs Blues Crusaders |
3 30 |
(0) (75) |
| correct as of 2007-01-17. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1998 1999–2003 |
All Blacks New Zealand Māori |
1 | (0) |
| correct as of 2007-01-17. | |||
Norman Rangi Berryman (born 15 April 1973 in Wellington) is a New Zealand rugby union player.[1] He first played first class rugby for Northland in the National Provincial Championship (NPC), in 1991.[1] He continued to play for Northland, and in 1996 played for the Chiefs in the new Super 12. Berryman was drafted into the Blues in 1997, and eventually into the Crusaders in 1998. With the Crusaders he won three Super 12 championships (1998, 1999, and 2000).[1] During the 2000 NPC he left New Zealand to play for Castres Olympique in France. He eventually moved to CS Bourgoin-Jallieu whilst in France, and came back to New Zealand in May 2003.[2] Berryman then played for Northland for the 2003 NPC; during this season he played his 100th game for Northland.[3] In 2004 Berryman moved to Sydney, Australia.[4] In Sydney he played for Southern Districts in their 2005 season.[4]
Berryman played one Test for the All Blacks, as a replacement against the Springboks in 1998.[1] He also played for New Zealand Māori in 1999 and 2000.[2] On his return to New Zealand in 2003 he was selected for the Māori again, this time for their tour of Canada.[2][5]
Berryman now occasionally shows his skills in Western Australia, playing 3rd Grade for the Kalamunda Bulls. He helped the team to the premiership in 2009. In his most recent appearance on 19 June 2010 he came on as a substitute, scored 2 tries and then promptly vomited, all in the space of 15 minutes. Norm has recently disputed this, saying he was merely dry-retching. Storm'n Norman is generally considered the unlucky to play only one test for the All Blacks against South Africa coming on as a replacement in 23–24 loss in which James Dalton appeared to drop the ball but was awarded the match winning try. On return to New Zealand Norm Berryman publicy criticised All Black Coach John Hart. Norm Berryman said that Hart had ' a vibe which projected negativity' he voluntarily walked out of the All Black camp hitched hiked home. Berryman was capped many times by the New Zealand Maori rugby team. There have not been many more popular players in the professional era than Norm Berryman.