Ian Herron (born 1 October 1971)[3] is a Northern Irish former professional rugby league footballer.
While attending James Cook High School in Kogarah, New South Wales, he played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1988.
[4] Herron played for the St. George Dragons, Balmain Tigers and Parramatta Eels in Australia and Gateshead Thunder and Hull FC in the Super League.
In 1996, Herron joined Balmain who had just one year prior named themselves the "Sydney Tigers" and moved their home games out to Parramatta Stadium at the beginning of the Super League war.
Herron played in both finals matches which ended in defeat by eventual premiers the Newcastle Knights and North Sydney respectively.