Desmond Joseph Herring was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand. He played four matches in the forward of their 1938 tour of Australia, becoming the 261st player to represent New Zealand.
Marist v St George, 1933
New Zealand RL team to play Far North Coast in 1938
Herring passing to Angus Gault at training.
The 1936 Auckland Rugby League season was its 28th. The Fox Memorial was won by Manukau in their first season back in the senior A grade as a stand-alone club since the early 1910s. They also won the
Des Herring
…at prop along with Lou Hutt. Auckland was well beaten 36–18. The Herald wrote that "Tetley and Herring were the best of the Auckland forwards". The 1936 season saw Herring play no representative rugby league. He played 16 games for Mount Albert and scored 7 tries, also kicking 5 goals. In mid April in…
George Tittleton on his back, and brother Wally on his front trying to stop Richard Shadbolt (Mt Albert) from scoring.
Jack Hemi goal kicking for Manukau v City.
John Anderson, Marist's goal kicking loose forward who had represented the West Coast and South Island in 1935.