Philip Edwin Herne (born 27 March 1955)[1] is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who won the World Team Cup in 1976.
[2] Born in Ballina, New South Wales, Phil Herne began his speedway career at the Kembla Grange Speedway in Wollongong, south of Sydney, before establishing himself in the British League Division Two with Birmingham Brummies in 1973.
[3][1][4] The 1974 season was his most successful for the Brummies, with fourteen full maximum scores, and an average of over ten points.
He failed to finish his only ride of the night, partnering New Zealand's Mitch Shirra as a substitute for Larry Ross.
Herne is married to Ipswich-born wife Debra and has a daughter, Ella, and sons Lee and Jay, both also professional speedway riders.