Terry Constantinou
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| Full name | Terence Constantinou | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1989 Gordon, Victoria, Australia, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Fullback, Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 30 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Terry Constantinou (born 25 April 1989) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who plays for the Sunbury Tigers.
Early life
[edit]Constantinou was born in Gordon, Victoria and is of Greek descent through his paternal grandparents and his mother.[3]
Constantinou attended Parade College in Bundoora, Victoria, graduating in the class of 2006.[4]
Playing career
[edit]In 2013, Constantinou made his debut for the Greek side against Hungary, scoring 3 tries in their 90 - 0 win. [5]
In 2017, Constantinou was selected in the Australian Combined Affiliated States team to play England as part of their 2017 Rugby League World Cup preparations.[6]
In 2022, Constantinou was named in the Greece squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, the first ever Greek Rugby League squad to compete in a World Cup.[7][8] Terry Constantinou played in all 3 of Greece's Rugby League World Cup games against France, Samoa and England respectively.[9] Constantinou was chosen as the captain of the Greek side for their 2nd Round match against Samoa.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Terry Constantinou". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Terry Constantinou - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
- ^ Roumeliotis, Bill (28 May 2020). "Terry Constantinou details how Greece's national squad made the 2021 Rugby League World Cup". Greek Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Mclennan, Stuart. "Aussie heritage players team up with Greek locals in rugby league World Cup qualifying campaign". NeosKosmos. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Liberopolous, Terry. "Braith Anasta leads Greece to victory". WestTigers. weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Combined Affiliated States side named for England match". asiapacificrl.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (14 September 2022). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ "Player Profile Terry Constantinou". NRL.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Mclennan, Stuart. "GEORGALLIS NAMES MAGOULIAS AT HALFBACK FOR GREECE". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Big scorelines are an RLWC growing pain". AAP Newswire. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league locks
- Greece national rugby league team players
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- People educated at Parade College