Английская Википедия:Dugald McGregor

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Dugald "Doug" McGregor (1890-1948) was a pioneering rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s from Queensland. An Australia national representative Шаблон:Rlp, he also played for both the Queensland and New South Wales teams.

Playing career

McGregor played in Brisbane for the Fortitude Valley club.[1] During the 1909 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia, when the Kiwis traveled to Brisbane for a Test match against Australia, McGregor was selected to play at fullback, becoming Kanagroo No. 46.[2] In doing so he also set the record for the youngest player for Australia at 19 years and 5 days.[3]

When the New Zealand Māori rugby league team toured that year, McGregor played at fullback against them for Queensland as well as Australia.[4]

The following year, during the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, when they travelled to Brisbane for a Test match against Australia, McGregor, who was playing for Bundaberg, was selected to represent his country.[5]

McGregor later moved south, joining Sydney club, Glebe for the 1912 NSWRFL season.[6] That year he was selected to play for New South Wales at fullback against Queensland, kicking three goals.[7]

References

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