Terry Constantinou

Terry Constantinou (born 25 April 1989) is a Greece international rugby league footballer who plays for the Sunbury Tigers.

Terry Constantinou
Personal information
Full nameTerence Constantinou
Born (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989
Gordon, Victoria, Australia,
Height178cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94kg (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: [1][2]
As of 30 October 2022

Early life

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

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
  1. "Player Summary: Terry Constantinou". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  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. "Aussie heritage players team up with Greek locals in rugby league World Cup qualifying campaign". NeosKosmos. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. Liberopolous, Terry. "Braith Anasta leads Greece to victory". WestTigers. weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. "Combined Affiliated States side named for England match". asiapacificrl.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. Darbyshire, Drew (2022-09-14). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  8. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  9. "Player Profile Terry Constantinou". NRL.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. Mclennan, Stuart. "GEORGALLIS NAMES MAGOULIAS AT HALFBACK FOR GREECE". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. "Big scorelines are an RLWC growing pain". AAP Newswire. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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