Raecene McGregor

Raecene McGregor (born 23 October 1997) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for St George Illawarra Dragons, in the NRL Women's Premiership and the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Raecene McGregor

Personal information
Born	(1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27) Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	71 kg (11 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 St George Illawarra Dragons 3 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Brisbane Broncos 8 1 0 0 4 2021–22 Sydney Roosters 12 0 0 0 0 2023– St George Illawarra Dragons 19 0 31 0 62 Total 42 1 31 0 66 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017– New Zealand 14 9 5 0 46 2019 New Zealand 9s 4 2 5 0 19 2020 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP As of 2 November 2023
Medals Women's rugby sevens Representing  Australia Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing Team competition

Primarily a halfback she is a New Zealand international and has won three NRLW premierships, two with the Brisbane Broncos and one with the Sydney Roosters.

Background

McGregor was born in Sydney to New Zealand parents and attended Bass Hill High School.^[1] She represented Australia in rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, winning a gold medal. She also represented New South Wales and Australia in soccer and touch rugby.^[2][3] She played for the Macquarie University Rays during the University Sevens competition.^[4]

Playing career

In 2016, McGregor played in the NSWRL Women's Premiership for the Greenacre Tigers.^[5] In 2017, she represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.^[6][7] On 2 December 2017, she started at five-eighth in New Zealand's final loss to Australia, scoring a try.^[8]

In June 2018, McGregor joined the St George Illawarra Dragons ahead of the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership.^[9] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.

In 2019, she joined the Brisbane Broncos Women.^[10] On 6 October 2019, she started at five-eighth and scored a try in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons.^[11] Later that month, she was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s-winning squad.^[12]

On 8 January 2020, she signed with the Wests Tigers for the 2020 NSWRL Women's Premiership season.^[13] On 22 February, McGregor represented the Māori All Stars in their 4–10 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.^[14]

On 25 October 2020, McGregor won her second NRLW premiership with the Broncos, starting at five-eighth in their 20–10 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters Women.^[15]

On 1 November 2020, McGregor was named in the top 3 players in the world on the official NRL site.

In late September 2022, McGregor was named as the winner of the 2022 NRLW Dally M Medal.^[16] McGregor was also named in the NRL'S NRLW Team of the Year and in the Dream Team announced by the Rugby League Players Association. The team was selected by the players, who each cast one vote for each position.^[17] McGregor also took out the RLPA's highest individual honour, the Players' Champion award.^[18]

In October 2022 she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England, alongside younger sister Page.^[19]

In April 2023, McGregor signed a one-year contract to return to the St George Illawarra Dragons. A few months later she was appointed as captain of the club.

Raecene signed a two-year extension with the Dragons in September 2023, keeping her with the club until the end of 2025.

References

1. "Women in Focus: Raecene McGregor". Wests Tigers. 21 February 2020.
2. "Raecene McGregor". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. Chen, Torin (29 May 2014). "Tiana Penitani and Raecene McGregor selected in Australian Youth Olympic rugby 7s teams". Daily Telegraph.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
4. Mitchell, Brittany (14 November 2017). "Aussie 'miracle child' lining up for Kiwis at Women's RLWC". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
5. "Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League Grand Finals". NSWRL. 6 September 2016.
6. "Kiwi Ferns name World Cup squad". Rugby League World Cup. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
7. "Kiwi Ferns name squad for Rugby League World Cup". Newshub. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
8. "Australia women beat New Zealand". BBC. 2 December 2017.
9. "Marquee quartet further boosts Dragons' Women's Premiership squad". Dragons.com.au. 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
10. "Broncos Launch 2019 NRLW Campaign". Brisbane Broncos. 12 August 2019.
11. "McGregor helps Broncos to the title". Fairfield Champion. 8 October 2019.
12. "From friends to enemies: Kiwi Ferns brace for 'awkward' challenge". NRL. 24 October 2019.
13. "Wests Tigers sign international women's duo". Wests Tigers. 8 January 2020.
14. "Fifita to play in All Stars clash". Brisbane Broncos. 28 January 2020.
15. "NRL & NRLW grand final squad announcements". NRL. 25 October 2020.
16. "McGregor wins 2022 NRLW Dally M Medal". NRL. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
17. "Roosters dominate 2022 Players' NRLW Dream Team". NRL. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
18. "Tedesco & McGregor Named RLPA Players' Champions". Sydney Roosters. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
19. Priest, Craig (2 October 2022). "Kiwi Ferns name 24-strong World Cup squad". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

External links

• Brisbane Broncos profile