Terry Regan (rugby league) explained

Terry Regan
Fullname:Terry Regan
Birth Date:21 May 1957
Birth Place:Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Club1:Cessnock
Club2:Balmain Tigers
Year2start:1982
Appearances2:19
Tries2:4
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:12
Club3:Eastern Suburbs
Year3start:1983
Year3end:84
Appearances3:31
Tries3:1
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:4
Club4:Canberra Raiders
Year4start:1985
Year4end:87
Appearances4:32
Tries4:4
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:16
Club5:Hull FC
Year5start:1987
Year5end:88
Appearances5:25
Tries5:1
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:4
Teama:Country NSW
Yearastart:1981
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Source:[1]
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Terry Regan (born 21 May 1958) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He was New South Wales Country Rugby League Player of the Year in 1981.[2] Regan was a forward with a reputation as a hard-playing, head-on tackler.He also played in England with Hull FC (Heritage № 826).

Playing career

Regan began his rugby league career playing for Cessnock under coach Garry Johns. In 1981, Regan was named Country Rugby League Player of the Year[3] and was selected to represent Country in the annual City-Country clash. Although playing on the losing side, Regan's efforts in that match gained the attention of the Balmain Tigers in the New South Wales Rugby League competition, the premier competition of the time. He was given a contract for the 1982 season where he played nineteen games in first-grade but also won a reserve-grade grand-final title.

Regan was offered a contract with Eastern Suburbs for the following season. In his two seasons at Easts, Regan was sent from the field on three occasions for tackling infringements.

In 1985, Regan moved to the Canberra Raiders where he was a member of the club's first semi-finals and then the first grand-final appearance in 1987. Regan played in the last twenty minutes of the grand-final, a game lost to Manly-Warringah 18–8, In 1986 Terry took up Boxing losing on points over 3 rounds to Steve Marolt.[4]

Post-playing

Regan previously coached Hillston in the Group 17 competition. He now assists his wife who trains race-horses on the New South Wales Central Coast.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terry Regan – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Country Rugby League. Player of the Year. 2008-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513194319/http://www.crlnsw.com.au/history/playeroftheyear.php . 2008-05-13.
  3. http://www.crlnsw.com.au/index.php?id=117 Country Rugby League Player of the Year
  4. Web site: Meet Terry Regan, the real-life inspiration for Matty Johns' alter ego Reg Reagan. The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.