Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Hugh Joseph McGahan
- Nickname(s)
- Paddles
- Born
- Wednesday, 15th November, 1961
- Current Age
- 63 years and 11 days
- Place Of Birth
- Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1984, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1985, France vs New Zealand 1985, Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1986, France vs New Zealand 1989
Biography
Otahuhu lock's 16 Test career started against Australia in 1982 but really took off when he scored a record six tries against Papua New Guinea in Auckland the following year. (In 1983, McGahan also toured Great Britain with the NZ Maori team). McGahan joined Easts in 1985 and captained the club during the late 1980s. He led NZ to a shock win over Australia in 1987’s only Test match and was joint winner of the Adidas 'Golden Boot' award for International Player of the Year in 1989 (with Peter Sterling). McGahan missed NZ's 1988 World Cup final because of injury but led the Kiwis on the tour of England and France the following year (his third tour). McGahan's final Test appearance was the match against Australia in 1990 to mark NZ's 150th Anniversary. He retired from the game at the end of the 1991 season but later worked in an administrative capacity with the Roosters. Biography, Hughie (1992).
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| World Cup | - | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 36 | 19 | - | 1 | 72 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 5 | 28 | 8 | - | 1 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 118 | 20 | - | - | 80 | 51 | 60 | 7 | 43.22% | List | ||||
| NSWRL Finals | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1982-87, 1989-90 | 32 | 16 | - | 1 | 63 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 46.88% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1982-1990 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Oceania | 1984 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup | 21 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 45.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup | 20 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 18 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup | 15 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 47.37% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1985-91 | 118 | 20 | - | - | 80 | 51 | 60 | 7 | 43.22% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Michael Borg, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Newspapers
Your Say
30/05/2012
A great player for the Roosters. Under appreciated.
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