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Paul "Mary" McGregor (born 31 December 1967 in Dapto, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and current head coach for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative three-quarter back, McGregor played his club football for the Illawarra Steelers and then the merged St George Illawarra Dragons at the commencement of their joint venture in 1999. He remained with the club and was appointed interim coach following the sacking of Steve Price part-way through the 2014 NRL season. ==Playing career== McGregor played five seasons of first grade at Dapto before being signed by the Steelers at age 23 in 1991. He made his first grade debut in round 1 against the Penrith Panthers at WIN Stadium on 17 March. McGregor represented the NSW Blues in fourteen State of Origin games between 1992 and 1998. He added a touch of class to the Blues backline in the 1990s with his trademark step and wonderful offloads. He was a powerful runner of the football out wide and provided a great combination with his club teammate, Blues winger Rod Wishart. At the end of the 1994 NSWRL season, he went on the 1994 Kangaroo tour. He was Man of the Match in Game II of the 1997 State of Origin series. He had played 124 games with the Steelers club from 1991 to 1998, scoring 44 tries. He was a part of the Steelers 1992 Tooheys Challenge winning side that defeated the Brisbane Broncos. McGregor was the foundation captain of the St.George-Illawarra joint venture from 1999, leading the team into the 1999 NRL Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm. He spent time on the sidelines with injury that year and following a shoulder reconstruction he did not play during the entire 2000 NRL season. McGregor returned to the club in 2001 on an incentive based contract and retired at the end of the season, having played 34 games with the joint venture club. McGregor was sidelined by a shoulder injury and so could not represent Scotland at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup In 2011, the Illawarra Rugby League's centenary year, McGregor was named at centre in the Illawarra 'team of the century'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul McGregor (rugby league)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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