Syd Eru

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Sydney Wiremu Eru
Born
Monday, 26th July, 1971
Current Age
53 years and 134 days
Place Of Birth
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Test Series
New Zealand vs France 1995, New Zealand vs Great Britain 1996, Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1996, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1998

Biography

Wellington hooker, a 19-Test veteran for NZ between 1995 and 1998, was a foundation member of the Auckland Warriors in 1995. Eru’s international career got off to a rocky start in 1995 when he played against France and Australia but was then banned from the World Cup competition after testing positive to the drug pseudo ephedrine.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Anzac Tests - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
World Cup - 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches New Zealand - 7 2 -   - 8 6 0 1 85.71% List
Test Series 4 13 2 -   - 8 8 3 2 61.54% List
ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - 59 15 -   - 60 28 31 0 47.46% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1995-98   18 4 -   - 16 10 6 2 55.56% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1995   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Auckland ARL 1995 Winfield Cup   15 3 -   - 12 11 4 0 73.33% List
Auckland ARL 1996 Optus Cup   11 3 -   - 12 5 6 0 45.45% List
Auckland Super League 1997 Telstra Cup   18 5 -   - 20 7 11 0 38.89% List
Auckland 1998 NRL Premiership   13 4 -   - 16 5 8 0 38.46% List
Auckland 1999 NRL Premiership   2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List

ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Warriors 1995-99   59 15 -   - 60 28 31 0 47.46% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    26/02/2012

    hey syd, this's your number 1 fan, have been for years. pity your not still play'g league, you were a legend in your time... cheers bro, alex

  • John Oates
    08/02/2022

    Hey my mate must keep in touch before we getting pushed round in the wheelchair otherwise catch up some time with some good team talk advice for work

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Terry Liberopoulos

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)