Dougie McGregor

Dougie McGregor

Personal information
Full name	Alwin John McGregor
Nickname	Dougie
Born	December 16, 1889(1889-12-16) Thames, New Zealand
Died	15 April 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 73) Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1909–1914	Auckland	30	23	0	0	69
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1913	New Zealand	2	1	0	0	3
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Unknown (ARL)
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Auckland
1919	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	6
Source: RLP Scrum.com

Alwin John "Dougie" McGregor^[1] (1889–1963) was a dual-code rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league.

Rugby union career

McGregor played rugby union for the Karangahake club in the Goldfields sub-union competition in 1908. The following year he moved to Auckland, joining the Ponsonby club. McGregor represented Auckland and the North Island that same year.^[2]

In 1913 McGregor was picked in the New Zealand squad for their North America tour and played in 11 games during the tour, including Test matches against Australia and the United States.

Rugby league career

In 1915 McGregor switched codes to rugby league, playing in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

McGregor represented Auckland and played in two Test matches for New Zealand in 1919.^[2]

Later years

McGregor was later a rugby league coach in Auckland and Otago.^[2]

Family

McGregors uncle, Dick, played for the All Blacks between 1901 and 1904 while his nephew, Ron, played for the Kiwis between 1947 and 1948.

References

1. ^ McGREGOR, Alwin John (Dougie) 1919 - Kiwi #116 nzleague.co.nz
2. ^ ^{a b c} Dougie McGregor allblacks.com

Persondata
Name	McGregor, Dougie
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby player
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Thames, New Zealand
Date of death	1963
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand