Troy Perkins (rugby league)

Troy Perkins (born 3 November 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the St. George Dragons and the Penrith Panthers.

Troy Perkins
Personal information
Born (1976-11-03) 3 November 1976
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–98 St. George Dragons 1 0 0 0 0
1999 Penrith Panthers 6 0 0 0 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Perkins, who grew up in Sydney, attended Holy Cross College, Ryde and was an Australian Schoolboys representative player.[2]

A forward, he started his career at Balmain and helped the Tigers to the 1994 Jersey Flegg premiership. Without making a first-grade appearance, he moved to St. George for the 1997 ARL season and made his premiership debut in the final round, which they drew 12-12 against Parramatta. He also played six premiership games for Penrith in the 1999 NRL season.[1]

From 1999-00 to 2002-03 he played rugby league in France, for first three seasons at Toulouse and then one at UTC (now known as the Catalans Dragons).[3]

Following his time in France, Perkins became a coach in England, where he remains based. He was a long serving coach of the Hemel Stags, leading the club for 12 seasons.[4]

References

  1. Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. "Schoolboys blitz touring Kiwis". The Canberra Times. 25 July 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 10 June 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Dumeaux: Nous avons un beau challenge à relever". ladepeche.fr (in French). 9 August 2002.
  4. "Stags coach Perkins stepping down". www.hemeltoday.co.uk. 3 October 2017.
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