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| Born | (1976-11-03)3 November 1976 (age 48) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Troy Perkins (born 3 November 1976) is an Australian former professionalrugby league footballer who played for theSt. George Dragons and thePenrith Panthers.
Perkins, who grew up in Sydney, attendedHoly Cross College, Ryde and was anAustralian Schoolboys representative player.[2]
A forward, he started his career atBalmain and helped the Tigers to the 1994Jersey Flegg premiership. Without making a first-grade appearance, he moved to St. George for the1997 ARL season and made his premiership debut in the final round, which they drew 12-12 against Parramatta. He also played six premiership games for Penrith in the1999 NRL season.[1]
From 1999-00 to 2002-03 he played rugby league in France, for first three seasons atToulouse and then one at UTC (now known as theCatalans Dragons).[3]
Following his time in France, Perkins became a coach in England, where he remains based. He was a long serving coach of theHemel Stags, leading the club for 12 seasons.[4]