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Hugh McGahan
MBE
Hugh McGahan MBE
Born	Hugh Joseph McGahan; 15 November 1961 (age 63); Auckland, New Zealand
Relatives	Matt McGahan (son)
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Hugh Joseph McGahan^[3] MBE (born 15 November 1961)^[4] is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand.^[1]^[2] He retired as the New Zealand national team's all-time top try scorer, with 16. Since retirement McGahan has worked as a rugby league newspaper columnist and a football manager.^[5]

His son, Matt McGahan, is a rugby union professional.

Playing career

Educated at St Peter's College, Auckland, the tall Māori backrower of Ngāi Tūhoe descent was an Otahuhu Leopards junior and played in the Auckland Rugby League competition under coach Graham Lowe. He later moved to Sydney to play for Australian club Eastern suburbs from 1985. In 1987 the Roosters captain was named the Dally M backrower of the year. The following year McGahan was co-recipient of the Adidas Golden Boot Award with Peter Sterling. In his final season with the Roosters McGahan took over as captain-coach following the dismissal of Russell Fairfax. He played in over 100 matches for the club from 1985 until his retirement at the end of the 1991 season. Following his retirement from the club, McGahn was a director of both East's the leagues and football club.

Representative career

McGahan represented New Zealand in 53 tests. He was the captain in 17 of those test matches.^[3] He once scored 6 tries in a test match against Papua New Guinea.

He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side.^[6]

In 1987, McGahan jointly won the prestigious Golden Boot award along with Parramatta Eels and Australian Halfback Peter Sterling. The award is given to the player judged to be the best international footballer of the year. As of 2013 McGahan is the only second row forward, and one of only two forwards (Melbourne Storm Hooker Cameron Smith in 2007 being the other), to have won the Golden Boot.

Later years

In the 1991 New Year Honours, McGahan was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby league.^[7] In 1990, he served as caretaker coach of the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. In 1995 he was one of the initial inductees of the NZRL's Legends of League.^[8]

McGahan 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. In 1999 he was the Auckland Warriors football manager.^[9]

In 2006 McGahan coached the Waitemata rugby union club. The side made the Auckland Rugby Union grand final.^[10]

Controversy

On 5 November 2007, McGahan and former All Black Doug Rollerson, appeared in the Auckland District Court on charges of alleged fraud. A small group used an elaborate scheme of invoices and accounts to defraud sports organisations out of charity money. The group was accused of supplying Touch New Zealand, the North Harbour Rugby Union and Team Harbour Limited with false invoices.^[11] McGahan pleaded guilty and in May 2009 he was sentenced to 270 hours of community service.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b McGAHAN, Hugh Joseph 1982 - 90 - Kiwi #566 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
^ Joseph Romanos, p. 76.
^ "Hugh McGahan: Storm will prove too strong". The New Zealand Herald. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ "New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand".
^ "No. 52383". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1990. p. 30.
^ "New Zealand Rugby League Annual Report 2008" (PDF). NZRL. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.58
^ League star a rugby coach Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Tamaki and District Times, 9 August 2006
^ "Ex-Kiwi's fraud scheme elaborate, court told". New Zealand Herald. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
^ "Ex-Kiwis captain sentenced to community work for fraud". Radio New Zealand. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Barry Reilly 1990	Coach Sydney Roosters 1990	Succeeded by Mark Murray 1991–1994

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-}}'''Hugh Joseph McGahan'''<ref name=nzleague>[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=M&id=566 McGAHAN, Hugh Joseph 1982 - 90 - Kiwi #566] ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref> [[MBE]] (born 15 November 1961 in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] ([[Ngāi Tūhoe|Ngāi Tuhoe]]<ref>Joseph Romanos, p. 76.</ref>) is a former [[rugby league]] footballer and coach who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]. He retired as the New Zealand national team's all-time top [[try]] scorer, with 16. Since retirement McGahan has worked as a rugby league newspaper columnist and a football manager.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10601156">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10601156|title=Hugh McGahan: Storm will prove too strong|date=4 October 2009|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|accessdate=3 October 2011}}</ref>
+}}
+'''Hugh Joseph McGahan'''<ref name=nzleague>[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=M&id=566 McGAHAN, Hugh Joseph 1982 - 90 - Kiwi #566] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724194238/http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=M&id=566 |date=2011-07-24}} ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref> {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=85%}} (born 15 November 1961)<ref>Joseph Romanos, p. 76.</ref> is a New Zealand former professional [[rugby league]] footballer, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]] who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]].<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/> He retired as the New Zealand national team's all-time top [[Try (rugby)|try]] scorer, with 16. Since retirement McGahan has worked as a rugby league newspaper columnist and a football manager.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10601156">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10601156|title=Hugh McGahan: Storm will prove too strong|date=4 October 2009|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
 His son, [[Matt McGahan]], is a rugby union professional.
 ==Playing career==
-Educated at [[St Peter's College, Auckland]], the tall [[Māori people|Māori]] backrower was an [[Otahuhu Leopards]] junior and played in the [[Auckland Rugby League]] competition under coach [[Graham Lowe]]. He later moved to [[Sydney]] to play for Australian club [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern suburbs]] from 1985. In 1987 the [[Sydney Roosters|Roosters]] captain was named the [[Dally M]] backrower of the year. The following year McGahan was co-recipient of the Adidas [[Golden Boot Award (rugby league)|Golden Boot Award]] with [[Peter Sterling]]. In his final season with the [[Sydney Roosters|Roosters]] McGahan took over as captain-coach following the dismissal of [[Russell Fairfax]]. He played in over 100 matches for the club from 1985 until his retirement at the end of the [[New South Wales Rugby League season 1991|1991 season]]. Following his retirement from the club, McGahn was a director of both [[Sydney Roosters|East's]] the leagues and football club.
+Educated at [[St Peter's College, Auckland]], the tall [[Māori people|Māori]] backrower of [[Ngāi Tūhoe]] descent was an [[Otahuhu Leopards]] junior and played in the [[Auckland Rugby League]] competition under coach [[Graham Lowe]]. He later moved to [[Sydney]] to play for Australian club [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern suburbs]] from 1985. In 1987 the [[Sydney Roosters|Roosters]] captain was named the [[Dally M]] backrower of the year. The following year McGahan was co-recipient of the Adidas [[Golden Boot Award (rugby league)|Golden Boot Award]] with [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]]. In his final season with the [[Sydney Roosters|Roosters]] McGahan took over as captain-coach following the dismissal of [[Russell Fairfax]]. He played in over 100 matches for the club from 1985 until his retirement at the end of the [[New South Wales Rugby League season 1991|1991 season]]. Following his retirement from the club, McGahn was a director of both [[Sydney Roosters|East's]] the leagues and football club.
 ==Representative career==
 McGahan represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in 53 tests. He was the captain in 17 of those test matches.<ref name=nzleague/> He once scored 6 tries in a test match against [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]].
-He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori side]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39654/new-zealand-maori-league-team-1983|title=New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|publisher=}}</ref>
+He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori side]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39654/new-zealand-maori-league-team-1983|title=New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand}}</ref>
-In 1987, McGahan jointly won the prestigious [[Rugby League World Golden Boot Award|Golden Boot award]] along with [[Parramatta Eels]] and Australian {{rlp|HB}} [[Peter Sterling]]. The award is given to the player judged to be the best international footballer of the year. As of 2013 McGahan is the only second row forward, and one of only two forwards ([[Melbourne Storm]] {{rlp|HK}} [[Cameron Smith]] in 2007 being the other), to have won the Golden Boot.
+In 1987, McGahan jointly won the prestigious [[Rugby League World Golden Boot Award|Golden Boot award]] along with [[Parramatta Eels]] and Australian {{rlp|HB}} [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]]. The award is given to the player judged to be the best international footballer of the year. As of 2013 McGahan is the only second row forward, and one of only two forwards ([[Melbourne Storm]] {{rlp|HK}} [[Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)|Cameron Smith]] in 2007 being the other), to have won the Golden Boot.
 ==Later years==
-In 1990  McGahan was honoured as a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] for services to [[rugby league]]. That year he also served as caretaker coach of the [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]. In 1995 he was one of the initial inductees of the [[NZRL]]'s Legends of League.<ref>{{cite web
+In the [[1991 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1991 New Year Honours]], McGahan was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]], for services to rugby league.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52383 |date=31 December 1990 |page=30 |supp=2}}</ref> In 1990, he served as caretaker coach of the [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]. In 1995 he was one of the initial inductees of the [[NZRL]]'s Legends of League.<ref>{{cite web
+ |title        = New Zealand Rugby League Annual Report 2008
-| last =
+ |publisher    = NZRL
-| first =
+ |year         = 2008
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+ |url          = http://www.nzrl.co.nz/files/financials/nzrl_2008annualreport_part1.pdf
-| coauthors =
+ |access-date   = 2009-07-21
-| title = New Zealand Rugby League Annual Report 2008
+ |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090912205939/http://www.nzrl.co.nz/files/financials/nzrl_2008annualreport_part1.pdf
-| work =
+ |archive-date = 2009-09-12
-| publisher = NZRL
+ |url-status     = dead
-| year = 2008
+}}</ref>
-| url = http://www.nzrl.co.nz/files/financials/nzrl_2008annualreport_part1.pdf
-| format = pdf
-| doi =
-| accessdate = 2009-07-21}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
 McGahan 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. In [[1999 Auckland Warriors season|1999]] he was the [[Auckland Warriors]] football manager.<ref name=nzrl98>''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'', [[New Zealand Rugby Football League]], 1998. p.58</ref>
-In 2006 McGahan coached the Waitemata [[rugby union]] club. The side made the [[Auckland Rugby Union]] grand final.<ref>[http://www.times.co.nz/cms/sport/sports_news/2006/08/art100012667.php League star a rugby coach] ''Tamaki and District Times'', 9 August 2006</ref>
+In 2006 McGahan coached the Waitemata [[rugby union]] club. The side made the [[Auckland Rugby Union]] grand final.<ref>[http://www.times.co.nz/cms/sport/sports_news/2006/08/art100012667.php League star a rugby coach] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724194534/http://www.times.co.nz/cms/sport/sports_news/2006/08/art100012667.php |date=2011-07-24}} ''Tamaki and District Times'', 9 August 2006</ref>
 ==Controversy==
-On 5 November 2007, McGahan and former All Black [[Doug Rollerson]], appeared in the Auckland District Court on charges of alleged fraud. A small group used an elaborate scheme of invoices and accounts to defraud sports organisations out of charity money. The group was accused of supplying Touch New Zealand, the [[North Harbour Rugby Union]] and Team Harbour Limited with false invoices.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10474131|title=Ex-Kiwi's fraud scheme elaborate, court told|publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]]|date=5 November 2007|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref> McGahan pleaded guilty and in May 2009 he was sentenced to 270 hours of community service.<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5gXMtmReQ?url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/05/1245af6b68f6|archivedate=2009-05-05|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/05/1245af6b68f6|title=Ex-Kiwis captain sentenced to community work for fraud|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]]|date=5 May 2009|deadurl=yes|df= }}</ref>
+On 5 November 2007, McGahan and former All Black [[Doug Rollerson]], appeared in the Auckland District Court on charges of alleged fraud. A small group used an elaborate scheme of invoices and accounts to defraud sports organisations out of charity money. The group was accused of supplying Touch New Zealand, the [[North Harbour Rugby Union]] and Team Harbour Limited with false invoices.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10474131|title=Ex-Kiwi's fraud scheme elaborate, court told|publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]]|date=5 November 2007|access-date=2007-11-05}}</ref> McGahan pleaded guilty and in May 2009 he was sentenced to 270 hours of community service.<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320085318/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/05/1245af6b68f6|archive-date=2012-03-20|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/05/1245af6b68f6|title=Ex-Kiwis captain sentenced to community work for fraud|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]]|date=5 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==References==
 {{reflist|2}}
-{{refend}}
+{{S-start}}
+{{S-sport}}
+{{Succession box
+| before = [[Barry Reilly]]<br>1990
+| after  = [[Mark Murray (rugby league)|Mark Murray]]<br>1991–1994
+| title  = [[List of Sydney Roosters coaches|Coach]]<br>{{leagueicon|sydney roosters|size=18}}<br>[[Sydney Roosters]]
+| years  = 1990
+}}
+{{S-end}}
 ==Further reading==
 *{{cite book
 | last = Hugh McGahan, Todd Nicholls
-| first =
-| authorlink =
-| coauthors =
 | title = Hughie: Hugh McGahan, Kiwi captain
 | publisher = Nicholls Pub.
 | year = 1992
+| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=88CoAAAACAAJ
-| location =
+| isbn = 0-9598029-0-8<!--|ISBN=9780959802900 -->}}
-| pages =
-| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=88CoAAAACAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
-| doi =
-| isbn = 0-9598029-0-8|id=ISBN 9780959802900}}
 * [[Joseph Romanos]], "Hugh McGahan", ''100 Māori Sports Heroes'', Trio Books, Wellington, 2012, p.&nbsp;76.
 * The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players (By Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson),
-{{New Zealand 1988 Rugby League World Cup Final squad}}
+{{New Zealand 1988 Rugby League World Cup final squad}}
 {{New Zealand 1992 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
 {{Rugby League Golden Boot Award Winners}}
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-[[Category:Sportspeople from Auckland]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:New Zealand rugby league players]]
-[[Category:Otahuhu Leopards players]]
 [[Category:Auckland rugby league team players]]
-[[Category:New Zealand national rugby league team players]]
 [[Category:New Zealand Māori rugby league players]]
 [[Category:New Zealand Māori rugby league team players]]
-[[Category:Sydney Roosters players]]
-[[Category:New Zealand rugby league coaches]]
-[[Category:Sydney Roosters coaches]]
 [[Category:New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:New Zealand national rugby league team captains]]
-[[Category:People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland]]
+[[Category:New Zealand national rugby league team players]]
 [[Category:New Zealand rugby league administrators]]
+[[Category:New Zealand rugby league coaches]]
+[[Category:New Zealand rugby league players]]
 [[Category:New Zealand rugby union coaches]]
-[[Category:New Zealand national rugby league team captains]]
+[[Category:Otahuhu Leopards players]]
+[[Category:People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland]]
+[[Category:Rugby league locks]]
+[[Category:Rugby league players from Auckland]]
+[[Category:Sydney Roosters coaches]]
+[[Category:Sydney Roosters players]]
+[[Category:Sydney Roosters captains]]

v t e Golden Boot Award winners
Men	1984 Wally Lewis 1985 Brett Kenny 1986 Garry Jack 1987 Hugh McGahan & Peter Sterling 1988 Ellery Hanley 1989 Mal Meninga 1990 Garry Schofield 1991–1998 No award given 1999 Andrew Johns 2000 Brad Fittler 2001 Andrew Johns 2002 Stacey Jones 2003 Darren Lockyer 2004 Andy Farrell 2005 Anthony Minichiello 2006 Darren Lockyer 2007 Cameron Smith 2008 Billy Slater 2009 Greg Inglis 2010 Benji Marshall 2011 Johnathan Thurston 2012 Kevin Sinfield 2013 Johnathan Thurston 2014 Shaun Johnson 2015 Johnathan Thurston 2016 Cooper Cronk 2017 Cameron Smith 2018 Tommy Makinson 2019 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2020-2021 No award given 2022 Joseph Manu 2023 James Fisher-Harris
Women	2018 Isabelle Kelly 2019 Jessica Sergis 2020-2021 No award given 2022 Raecene McGregor 2023 Georgia Hale
Wheelchair	2019 Jack Brown 2020-2021 No award given 2022 Seb Bechara 2023 Jérémy Bourson

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