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|birth_place = [[Yass, New South Wales]] |
|birth_place = [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] |
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McGregor came to [[St George Dragons]] from [[Yass, New South Wales]], and under the new coach [[Harry Bath]] and went straight into first grade. |
McGregor came to [[St George Dragons]] from [[Yass, New South Wales]], and under the new coach [[Harry Bath]] and went straight into first grade. |
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He is one of very few players to win a premiership in their debut season, but he did just that as a part of the 'Bath's Babes' [[St George Dragons]] team that won the [[1977 NSWRFL season|1977 Grand Final]]. He was an admired |
He is one of very few players to win a premiership in their debut season, but he did just that as a part of the 'Bath's Babes' [[St George Dragons]] team that won the [[1977 NSWRFL season|1977 Grand Final]]. He was an admired tackler, and was in tons of newspapers. |
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tackler, and was in tons of newspapers. |
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He also represented [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] against Great Britain in 1977. The club did not perform well in 1978, and Rod McGregor decided to join [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] for 1979. He retired at the end of that season.He now has four children and ten awesome grandchildren. <ref>Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ({{ISBN|1875169571}})</ref> |
He also represented [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] against Great Britain in 1977. The club did not perform well in 1978, and Rod McGregor decided to join [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] for 1979. He retired at the end of that season.He now has four children and ten awesome grandchildren. <ref>Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ({{ISBN|1875169571}})</ref> |
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| Full name | Rodney McGregor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Yass, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rod McGregor (born 1955) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s.
Playing career
McGregor came to St George Dragons from Yass, New South Wales, and under the new coach Harry Bath and went straight into first grade.
He is one of very few players to win a premiership in their debut season, but he did just that as a part of the 'Bath's Babes' St George Dragons team that won the 1977 Grand Final. He was an admired tackler, and was in tons of newspapers.
He also represented New South Wales against Great Britain in 1977. The club did not perform well in 1978, and Rod McGregor decided to join South Sydney for 1979. He retired at the end of that season.He now has four children and ten awesome grandchildren. [2]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
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