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Terry Constantinou

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Terry Constantinou
Personal information
Full nameTerence Constantinou
Born (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35)
Gordon, Victoria, Australia,
Height160cm (5 ft 3 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

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

Early life

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Player Summary: Terry Constantinou". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  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. ^ Liberopolous, Terry (29 October 2013). "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 (14 September 2022). "Greece announce squad for first-ever Rugby League World Cup". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  9. ^ "Player Profile Terry Constantinou". NRL.com. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ Mclennan, Stuart (22 October 2022). "GEORGALLIS NAMES MAGOULIAS AT HALFBACK FOR GREECE". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Big scorelines are an RLWC growing pain". AAP Newswire. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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