Rocco Berry (born 17 May 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 17 May 2001 Masterton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 15 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editHe is the son of former All Black, Marty Berry.
Playing career
edit2021
editBerry made his first grade debut in round 7 of the 2021 NRL season, for the New Zealand Warriors against Melbourne.[2] Berry scored his first try in the NRL a week later against North Queensland.[citation needed]
2022
editBerry played a total of seven games for the New Zealand club in the 2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.[3]
2023
editBerry played 16 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Berry played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.[4]
2024
editIn round 14 of the 2024 NRL season, Berry scored two tries for New Zealand in their 42-12 win over North Queensland.[5] Berry played 12 matches for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club finish 13th on the table.[6]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Points |
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| 2021 |  New Zealand Warriors
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8 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | 16 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
| Totals | 43 | 10 | 40 |
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 7 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "NRL live updates: Gold Coast Titans vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Queensland Cowboys vs New Zealand Warriors, Brisbane Broncos vs Cronulla Sharks — blog, scores and stats". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: The 'harsh' Shaun Johnson truth that plagued highly-fancied Warriors". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/nrl-premiership/warriors/rocco-berry/ [bare URL]