Terry Regan (born 21 May 1958) is an Australian former professional
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footballer who played in the 1980s. He was
New South Wales Country Rugby League ''Player of the Year'' in 1981. Regan was a
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with a reputation as a hard-playing, head-on
tackler.
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 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
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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
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. Regan played in the last twenty minutes of the grand-final, a game lost to
Manly-Warringah
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18–8, In 1986 Terry took up Boxing losing on points over 3 rounds to Steve Marott.
Post-playing
Regan previously coached Hillston in the
Group 17
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competition. He now assists his wife who trains race-horses on the New South Wales
Central Coast.
Footnotes
References
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External links
Terry Regan at the ''Rugby League Project''
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1958 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Balmain Tigers players
Canberra Raiders players
Country New South Wales rugby league team players
Rugby league players from Cessnock, New South Wales
Sydney Roosters players