Terry Hermansson

Terry Hermansson
Personal information
Full name Terry Brian Hermansson[1]
Nickname The Rock
Born August 11, 1967 (1967-08-11) (age 44)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Playing information
Height 181 cm
Weight 110 kg
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991–1992 Doncaster
1993–1994 South Sydney 28 4 0 0 16
1995–1997 Sydney City 66 5 0 0 20
1998 South Sydney 17 1 0 0 4
1999–2000 Warriors 39 1 0 0 4
Total 150 11 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–19?? Canterbury
1994–1999 New Zealand 4 1 0 0 4
1997 Rest of the World 1 0 0 0 0
2000 Aotearoa Māori 3 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Terry "The Rock" Hermansson is a former New Zealand rugby league player. An international representative prop forward, he played club football in England, Australia and New Zealand.

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Playing career

Hermansson was a Schoolboy Kiwi in 1982 and made the Junior Kiwis in 1985.[2]

Nicknamed "The Rock" he spent his early years playing for the great Canterbury Rugby League 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.[3] 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 Rabbitohs in 1998 before signing for the Adelaide Rams for the 1999 season.[4]

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.[5] In 1999 he was Clubman of the Year Award.

Representative career

Terry played for the New Zealand Kiwis on four occasions between 1994 and 1999, with the Superleague war blocking him from making more appearances.[6] 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.[7] He retired in 2000 after the World Cup.

Later years

On retirement, he returned to his native Christchurch and has concentrated on coaching, winning several scholarships to improve his skills.[8][9] He has coached the Canterbury under-18 side and in 2005 he coached the New Zealand under-16 side when they toured Australia.[10][11]

In 2004 Hermansson was the assistant coach of the New Zealand Māori side in the Pacific Cup.[12]

References

  1. ^ HERMANSSON, TERRY BRIAN 1994, 1998 - 99 - KIWI #656 nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  3. ^ Terry Hermansson Rugby League Project 2005-2008
  4. ^ Terry Hermannson rugbyleague.co.nz 2000
  5. ^ RL: Hermansson signs for Warriors AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-06-1998
  6. ^ Terry Hermansson nzleague.co.nz
  7. ^ The Teams: NZ Maori BBC 2000
  8. ^ Coaching Newsletter Academy of Sport 2005-02-09
  9. ^ 2006 Prime Minister's High Performance Coach Scholarship Programme beehive.govt.nz 20 December 2005
  10. ^ LION FOUNDATION NJC TEAM LISTS - ROUND 3 Lion Foundation NJC 20 Mar 2004
  11. ^ Kiwi U16's start tour with a win NZRL Media-Nadene Conlon 29-09-05
  12. ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 330. ISBN 1869693310, 9781869693312. http://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover.