Hugh McGahan MBE (born 15 November, 1961 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former rugby league footballer. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The tall Maori backrower played in over 100 matches for the Australian club Eastern suburbs form 1985 until his retirement at the end of the 1991 season. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The 1991 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fourth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia In his final season with the Roosters McGahan took over as captain-coach following the dissmissal of current coach Russell Fairfax. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Russell Fairfax (born Sydney, Australia) was an Australian Rugby union player before switching codes and having a successful In 1987 the Roosters captain was named the Dally M backrower of the year. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Dally M Awards is an awards night which aims to honour the finest players each year in the Australasian National Rugby League competition Following his retirement from the club, McGahn was a director of both East's the leagues and football club
McGahan represented New Zealand in 53 tests, many as captain. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island He once scored 6 tries In a test match against Papua-New Guinea, In 1988 McGahan, an integral part of the New Zealand team for many years, won the prestigious Golden Boot award, an award given to the player judged to be the best international footballer of the year. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania The Rugby League World Golden Boot Award are a series of Rugby league awards handed out on an annual basis for a series of achievements in rugby league
In 1990 McGahan was honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby league. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games That year he also served as caretaker coach of the Eastern Suburbs Roosters
He went on to sports management roles in the United Kingdom and back home in New Zealand and successfully built his own management company, which he still runs today. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
On 5 November 2007, Hugh McGahan and former All Black Doug Rollerson, appeared in the Auckland District Court on charges of alleged fraud. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A small group used an elaborate scheme of invoices and accounts to defraud sports organisations out of charity money. The group is accused of supplying Touch New Zealand, the North Harbour Rugby Union and Team Harbour Limited with false invoices. [1]
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- ^ "Ex-Kiwi's fraud scheme elaborate, court told", New Zealand Herald, 5 November 2007. The New Zealand Herald is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)
References
- 'Hughie' (Hugh McGahans biography)
- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players (By Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson),
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