{{Short description|New Zealand international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Terry Hermansson |fullname =Terry Brian Hermansson<ref>[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=H&id=656 HERMANSSON, TERRY BRIAN 1994, 1998 – 99 – KIWI #656] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402171404/http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=H&id=656 |date=2 April 2012 }} ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref> |position = {{rlp|PR}} |currentclub = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|8|11}} |birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand |height = 181 cm |weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |retired = yes |club1 = Doncaster |year1start = 1991 |year1end = 92 |appearances1 = 21 |tries1 = 5 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 20 |club2 = South Sydney |year2start = 1993 |year2end = 94 |appearances2 = 28 |tries2 = 4 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 16 |club3 = Sydney City |year3start = 1995 |year3end = 97 |appearances3 = 66 |tries3 = 5 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 20 |club4 = South Sydney |year4start = 1998 |year4end = |appearances4 = 17 |tries4 = 1 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 4 |club5 = Auckland Warriors |year5start = 1999 |year5end = 00 |appearances5 = 39 |tries5 = 1 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 4 |teamA = Canterbury |yearAstart = 1989 |yearAend = ?? |teamB = New Zealand |yearBstart = 1994 |yearBend = 99 |appearancesB = 4 |triesB = 1 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 4 |teamC = Rest of the World |yearCstart = 1997 |yearCend = |appearancesC = 1 |triesC = 0 |goalsC = 0 |fieldgoalsC = 0 |pointsC = 0 |teamD = Aotearoa Māori |yearDstart = 2000 |yearDend = |appearancesD = 3 |triesD = 0 |goalsD = 0 |fieldgoalsD = 0 |pointsD = 0 |updated = |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/terry-hermansson/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> |new = yes }}
'''Terry Brian Hermansson''', is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. An international representative {{rlp|pr}}, 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.<ref name=cxiii>Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2018/04/24/the-giant-killers/|title=The Giant Killers|website=www.rabbitohs.com.au}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
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.<ref>[http://www.rugbyleague.co.nz/player.asp?id=191 Terry Hermannson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716012446/http://www.rugbyleague.co.nz/player.asp?id=191 |date=16 July 2007 }} ''rugbyleague.co.nz'' 2000</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-21418546.html RL: Hermansson signs for Warriors]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ''AAP Sports News (Australia)'' 12 June 1998</ref> 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.<ref>[http://nzleague.co.nz/Players/kiwis_players_Selection.php?id=H&number=656 Terry Hermansson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016053321/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/Players/kiwis_players_Selection.php?id=H&number=656 |date=16 October 2008 }} ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref> 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.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/nz_maori.stm The Teams: NZ Maori] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020621063257/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/nz_maori.stm |date=21 June 2002 }} ''BBC'' 2000</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.asi.org.nz/news/asi_news_news.php?newsid=338 Coaching Newsletter] ''Academy of Sport'' 9 February 2005</ref><ref>[http://www.beehive.govt.nz/Documents/Files/pms%20coach%20schols%20list.doc 2006 Prime Minister's High Performance Coach Scholarship Programme] ''beehive.govt.nz'' 20 December 2005</ref> He has coached the Canterbury under-18 side and in 2005 he coached the New Zealand under-16 side when they toured Australia.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120909040535/http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=19725 LION FOUNDATION NJC TEAM LISTS – ROUND 3] ''Lion Foundation NJC'' 20 March 2004</ref><ref>Kiwi U16's start tour with a win ''NZRL Media-Nadene Conlon'' 29–09–05</ref>
In 2004 Hermansson was the assistant coach of the New Zealand Māori side in the Pacific Cup.<ref>{{cite book |last =John Coffey, Bernie Wood |title = 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008 |publisher =Huia Publishers |year = 2008 |pages = 330 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC |isbn =9781869693312}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{New Zealand Maori squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}
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