Sydney Wiremu "Syd" Eru (born 26 July 1971) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played the 1990s.

Eru played for the Upper Hutt Tigers in the Wellington Rugby League and Rockingham and Perth in Australia.

In 1993 he was part of Upper Hutt's premiership winning team and played for Wellington in their 27–22 victory over Auckland.

[4] He was signed by the Auckland Warriors for their debut season in the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 as the backup hooker.

[14] He played in twenty tests for New Zealand between 1995 and 1998, including stand out performances in victories over Great Britain in 1996 and Australia in 1997.