Norm Berryman

Norman Rangi Berryman (15 April 1973 – 22 June 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played as a winger and centre.

During the 2000 NPC, he left New Zealand for France, playing for Castres Olympique then CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. He returned to New Zealand in May 2003. Berryman rejoined Northland for the 2003 NPC, playing his 100th game for the team that year. In 2004, Berryman moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, where he played for Southern Districts in 2005.

International career Berryman played one Test for the All Blacks, as a replacement against South Africa in 1998.

Personal life Berryman was born in Wellington, moving to Whangarei as a child. He began playing rugby at Whangarei Intermediate School, continuing through Whangarei Boys' High School and Church College. He had six children.

From 2004, Berryman lived in Australia–first residing in Sydney, then Western Australia. In Perth, he stayed involved in club rugby, playing in the third-grade Kalamunda team, and coaching at his son's club, Wanneroo. He died of a heart attack in Perth on 22 June 2015, aged 42.

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