Terry Constantinou

Terry Constantinou
Personal information
Full nameTerence Constantinou
Born (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 37)
Gordon, Victoria, Australia,
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Fullback, Second-row, Lock
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Greece 16 14 0 0 56
Source:
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

Constantinou was born in Gordon, Victoria and is of Greek descent through his paternal grandparents and his mother.

Constantinou attended Parade College in Bundoora, Victoria, graduating in the class of 2006.

Playing career

Constantinou started playing Rugby League at the age of 14, making a number of Victorian Junior Representative sides and Melbourne Storm junior academy sides.

In 2013, Constantinou made his debut for the Greek side against Hungary, scoring 3 tries in their 90 - 0 win.

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.

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. Terry Constantinou played in all 3 of Greece's Rugby League World Cup games against France, Samoa and England respectively. Constantinou was chosen as the captain of the Greek side for their 2nd Round match against Samoa.

In addition to his playing career, Constantinou served as an assistant coach of the Melbourne Storm SG Ball Cup side (formerly known as the Victoria Thunderbolts).

References

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Terry Constantinou". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club.
  2. ↑ "Terry Constantinou - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Mclennan, Stuart (6 August 2018). "Aussie heritage players team up with Greek locals in rugby league World Cup qualifying campaign". NeosKosmos. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Victorian Junior Representative Discussion". The Greenhouse. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Aussies Trying to Qualify Greece for the Rugby League World Cup". Sports Radio. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Liberopolous, Terry (29 October 2013). "Braith Anasta leads Greece to victory". WestTigers. weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Combined Affiliated States side named for England match". asiapacificrl.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (14 September 2022). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  11. ↑ "Player Profile Terry Constantinou". NRL.com. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Mclennan, Stuart (22 October 2022). "GEORGALLIS NAMES MAGOULIAS AT HALFBACK FOR GREECE". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Big scorelines are an RLWC growing pain". AAP Newswire. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  14. ↑ Simon Rathbone (21 November 2022). "Flocas: 'I am proud of where I started playing rugby league'". NRL Victoria. Retrieved 15 December 2022.