Phil Herne

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Phil Herne
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Date of birth (1955-03-27) 27 March 1955
Place of birth    Ballina, New South Wales
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
Birmingham Brummies
Newport Wasps
Bristol Bulldogs
Leicester Lions
Swindon Robins		 1973–1974, 1978–1980
1975–1976
1977
1981–1983
1983
Individual honours
Team honours
World Team Cup 1976

Philip Edwin "Phil" Herne (born 27 March 1955)[1] is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who won the World Team Cup in 1976.

Biography

Herne was born in Ballina, New South Wales and began his career at Kembla Grange, before establishing himself in the British League Division Two with Birmingham Brummies in 1973.[1][2] The 1974 season was his most successful for the Brummies, with fourteen full maximum scores, and an average of over ten points. In 1975 he moved up to the British League with Newport Wasps, moving to Bristol Bulldogs in 1977, before returning to Birmingham for 1978, 1979 and 1980 seasons.[1] He joined Leicester Lions in 1981, spending three seasons with the Lions before moving on to Swindon Robins during the 1983 season, which was his final season before retiring.[2]

Herne made over thirty appearances for Australia and was part of the Australian team that won the World Team Cup in 1976.[1][2]

Herne is married to Ipswich-born wife Debra and has a daughter, Ella, and sons Lee and Jay, both also professional speedway riders.[3][4][5] After speedway, Herne worked as a truck driver for ten years before working as a postman.[3]

Speedway World Pairs Championship

Speedway World Team Cup

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oakes, Peter (1982) 1982 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-072-8, p. 173
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester, Automedia, p. 167-8
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 King, Elvin (2010) "Speedway veteran recalls his Sanders’ memories", lovespeedway24.co.uk, 14 July 2010, retrieved 2011-12-10
  4. ↑ "Double-header treat for Wasps fans", South Wales Argus, 24 April 2009, retrieved 2011-12-10
  5. ↑ Pearson, Nigel (2008) "Brummies in Herne swoop", Birmingham Mail, 8 July 2008, retrieved 2011-12-10
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