Dugald McGregor

Not to be confused with Dougie McGregor.

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

Doug McGregor

Personal information
Full name	Dugald McColl McGregor
Born	(1890-06-21)21 June 1890 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	20 April 1948(1948-04-20) (aged 57) Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Bundaberg 1909–10 Fortitude Valley 12 2 1 0 8 1912–14 Glebe 37 2 7 0 20 Total 49 4 8 0 28 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909–11 Queensland 14 1 0 0 3 1909–10 Australia 2 0 0 0 0 1912 New South Wales 4 0 7 0 14 1912 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0
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Playing career

McGregor played in Brisbane for the Fortitude Valley club.^[2] 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.^[3] In doing so he also set the record for the youngest player for Australia at 19 years and 5 days.^[4]

When the New Zealand Māori rugby league team toured that year, McGregor played at fullback against them for Queensland as well as Australia.^[5]

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.^[6]

McGregor later moved south, joining Sydney club, Glebe for the 1912 NSWRFL season.^[7] That year he was selected to play for New South Wales at fullback against Queensland, kicking three goals.^[8]