Patrick Herbert

Patrick Herbert (born 10 January 1997) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

Pat Herbert

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Herbert
Born	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 26) Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019–20 New Zealand Warriors 21 10 18 0 76 2021–22 Gold Coast Titans 37 7 0 0 28 Total 58 17 18 0 104 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021–22 Māori All Stars 2 0 2 0 4
Source: ^[1] As of 24 July 2022

Herbert previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Background

Herbert was born in Whakatane, New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

He played junior rugby union for the Tamaki Rugby Club.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

2015

In 2015 Herbert made the switch to rugby league and signed with St. George Illawarra.^[2][3][4]

2016

In 2016 he re-signed with St. George, keeping him with the club until at least the end of 2018.^[5]

2018

In 2018 he signed a three-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors, effective from the 2019 NRL season.^[6]

2019

In Round 7 of the 2019 NRL season Herbert made his NRL debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Melbourne Storm at centre, in place of the injured Solomone Kata.

2020

After Herbert dropped the ball over the line against Cronulla-Sutherland in round 10 of the 2020 NRL season, he struggled to regain a place in the New Zealand Warriors team and was subsequently released.^[7]

2021

During the first week of the NRL finals series, the Gold Coast Titans trailed the Sydney Roosters 25–24 with less than one minute remaining in the elimination final. After the Gold Coast Titans made a break, the ball was passed to Herbert, who then proceeded to throw a flick pass over the sideline despite two being supported by two fellow Gold Coast players, who could have potentially scored the match-winning try.^[8]

2022

Herbert made 18 appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2022 NRL season scoring one try. The Gold Coast would finish the season 13th on the table and miss the finals.^[9]

2023

On 27 March, Herbert was granted an immediate release from his Gold Coast contract.^[10]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. Haigh, Paul (27 October 2015). "Dragons sign former Roosters player Taane Milne and under 20s Patrick Herbert". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Fairfax Media. from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
3. Masterson, Simon (13 May 2018). "New Fullback Herbert Happy with Dragons Reshuffle". New South Wales Rugby League. National Rugby League. from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
4. Cupido, Andre (2 June 2018). "Field And Herbert Star In Dragons Win". New South Wales Rugby League. National Rugby League. from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
5. "Herbert Re-Signs With Dragons". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 2 June 2016. from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
6. "Dragons confirm departure of five players". zerotackle. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
7. "Rugby League: Warriors' 'nightmare' blunder in hapless NRL performance against Cronulla Sharks". The New Zealand Herald. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
8. "'He's taken it hard': Shattered Titans rally around Herbert after blowing win". www.nrl.com. 11 September 2021.
9. "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
10. "NRL contract news: Patrick Herbert granted early release by Gold Coast Titans". www.sportingnews.com.

External links

• Gold Coast Titans profile
• New Zealand Warriors profile