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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