Terry Newton

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Terry Newton

Personal information
Full name	Terry Newton
Date of birth	November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07) (age 29)
Place of birth	Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Nickname(s)	Newt
Club information
Position(s)	Hooker
Current club	Bradford Bulls
Number	9
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Wigan St Jude ARLFC
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1996 ‐ 99 1999 ‐ 05 2006 ‐	Leeds Rhinos Wigan Warriors Bradford Bulls	83 (24) 186 (73) 44 (48)
Representative teams**
1998 ‐ 1999 ‐ 2001	Great Britain England Lancashire	14
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of May, 1st 2008. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of May, 1st 2008.

Great Britain rugby league football team shirt

Terry Newton is an English rugby league player for the Bradford Bulls. He previously played for Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos. His height is 178 cm and his weight 100 kg.

Born in Wigan, Greater Manchester on 7 November, 1978. He can cover hooker, where he has represented Great Britain and any position in the back row.

Terry has a great ability to read a game and is a prolific try scorer from close to the line.

[edit] Leeds

Terry joined Leeds after a protracted transfer from Wigan amateur team St Judes, after Warrington had claimed they had also signed the young Newton.

Terry missed his first year of Academy rugby due to the problem however when he finally joined in March 1996 he made an immediate impact. He made his debut against Sheffield at Headingley in April of that year and by the next season was a regular in the side making 26 appearances in 1997 and scoring 2 tries.

His progression continued in 1998, despite going on loan to Bramley for a month, he still played in the Grand Final team at Old Trafford before playing his best season at the club in 1999. Leeds had signed Great Britain hooker Lee Jackson and Newton’s opportunities looked limited however coach Graham Murray came up with a game plan that used both to their maximum potential. Newton, with his no nonsense direct play would start games with Jackson coming on off the bench to carve teams open. He played 83 times for Leeds and scored 6 tries.

[edit] Wigan

He joined Wigan Warriors and made his debut for the Warriors on Boxing Day 1999 against St Helens.

Terry is a prolific try scorer bagging over a dozen tries in each of the last two seasons and started the 2002 campaign on course to surpass his previous tallies. Newton signed a new 4-year extension to his current deal with the Warriors in August 2002. He played much of the 2003 season despite needing a knee operation. He decided to put the op back to the end of the year because the club was suffering an injury crisis with 9 senior pros out of action. He was rewarded for his efforts when he was included in the 2003 Super League 'Dream Team'.

[edit] Great Britain & Lancashire

Terry has international experience with two caps for England against France in October 1999, and he gained two caps in the 1998 Great Britain v New Zealand test series whilst at Leeds. Terry would surely have represented Great Britain in the 2001 Ashes series had it not been for a broken arm suffered in the Warriors Grand Final defeat to Bradford Bulls at Old Trafford.

He made his return to the Great Britain squad for the 2003 Ashes series, despite needing a knee operation, and was selected for the Tri-Nations squad the following year.

Terry has also represented Lancashire in the 2003 Origin match.

Injury and suspension caused him to miss selection for 2005’s Tri Nations Tournament but is expected to make a big impact for the Bulls this season.

He is Bradford Bulls' sole representative in Great Britain's 2006 Gillette Tri-Nations squad.

[edit] Bradford Bulls

In 2005 Terry Newton Signed for Bradford Bulls in a swap deal with Mickey Higham. He scored 4 tries against Hull FC in June 2007. Terry has been one of the most consistent players for the Bulls since his arrival from Wigan and he is considered an automatic choice for his country.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club Career

Year	Club	Apps	Pts	T	G	FG
1998	Leeds Rhinos	14	4	1	-	-
1999	Leeds Rhinos	25	8	2	-	-
2000	Wigan Warriors	28	48	12	-	-
2001	Wigan Warriors	31	60	15	-	-
2002	Wigan Warriors	30	32	8	-	-
2003	Wigan Warriors	27	16	4	-	-
2004	Wigan Warriors	24	56	14	-	-
2005	Wigan Warriors	26	36	9	-	-
2006	Bradford Bulls	20	20	5	-	-
2007	Bradford Bulls	23	36	9	-	-
2008	Bradford Bulls	10	12	3	-	-

[edit] Representative Career

Year	Team	Matches	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points
1999	England	2	0	0	0
2001	England	3		0	0
2002	Great Britain	1	0	0	0
2003	Great Britain	3	1	0	0	4
2004	Great Britain	4	2	0	0	8
2006	Great Britain	4	0	0	0
2007	Great Britain	1	0	0	0

[edit] External links

• Bradford profile
• 2001 Ashes profile
• Newton looking to hit Hull early