Charles Gregory (2 July 1901 – 12 October 1988) was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 40 matches including 3 tests from 1925 to 1930.

[13] He was later selected to go on the Auckland 'southern tour' but was expected to join the team with reinforcements when they arrived at Wellington but he did not make the trip.

The match was played at Avondale Racecourse as part of a full day of 7 a-side games across several grades.

His first match was against Southland and he was forced from the field with an injury early in the first half in an easy 37–3 win at Eden Park on 4 August.

[20] He was again safe at fullback for Auckland's 16–5 win over Otago in front of the largest crowd of the season at Eden Park of 13,000.

Gregory and Karl Ifwersen were said to be defending George Nēpia and Lui Paewai "especially well" before he was later moved back to fullback.

[27] His debut was against the Ponsonby rugby league side in a 10–3 win at Carlaw Park in front of 3,000 spectators with Gregory converting both Marist tries.

[28] The New Zealand Herald reported that "a smoother display of fullback play than that given by Gregory has not often been seen on Carlaw Park".

He played fullback in a 16–9 win in a sea of mud at Carlaw Park but still managed to give a "fine display".

New Zealand won 29–11 before 8,000 spectators at Newcastle Sports Ground with Gregory at fullback, with Dufty playing in the centres.

[43] Gregory was mentioned for his defence during the match saving New Zealand on several occasions with his tackling and kicking.

[48] In what was overall a disappointing tour New Zealand recorded their most impressive win over New South Wales 19–18 at the Sydney Cricket Ground before 16,000 spectators on 15 August.

[56] To this point in the season Gregory had played 21 matches which was an abnormally large amount for a New Zealand rugby league player in this era, however he was not finished yet.

[58] Then in the final match of the Auckland season he kicked 2 conversions in a 16–26 loss to Ponsonby as part of the Labour Day carnival.

[62] The New Zealand Herald reporter wrote that Gregory "played a particularly sound game … and has seldom given a better exhibition".

[65] It was so bad in fact that when the team stopped off in Suva, Fiji and played a practice game he along with Ernie Herring were absent due the effects of their sea sickness.

[69] He was again a standout in New Zealand's 19–11 win over York in their next match, said to be among the "best of the visitors" along with Stan Webb, Bert Avery, and Henry.

[74] New Zealand had their fortunes reversed against Oldham on 23 October when they went down 10-15 although Gregory was said to have "often cleared well when hard pressed" before a crowd of 15,000.

The local media were particularly impressed by his play saying that "Wetherill and Gregory had a trick up their sleeves in all sorts of positions, and worked the scissors and reverse passes very cleverly… Dufty was always ready to join in, and at a signal from Gregory… was up in a flash to take a scissors pass…", and that he is a "great footballer, who can take all sorts of passes at speed".

Auckland romped to a 60–33 win with Gregory for the first time in his senior career scoring 3 tries in a match, and he also kicked a conversion.

It was part of a series of trial matches in preparation to pick the New Zealand team to play the touring England side.

He did however have a busy year for Marist, playing 16 games for them and kicking 21 goals, and was part of their Roope Rooster, Stormont Shield, and Labour Day tournament winning sides.

[97] A week later they met again in front of a similar sized crowd though this time they fell 5–21 with Gregory kicking a penalty.

[98] Such was Gregory's consistent form through 1929 and into 1930 that he gained selection for the New Zealand team to tour Australia and was named captain.

[112] They then beat a Universities XIII side 18–12 with Gregory crossing the line for a try in what would prove to be his last ever performance for New Zealand against foreign opponents.

[113] Upon their return mention was made by the management of the side that injuries had played a huge part in their tour results with 16 of the 22 players injured with some of them serious.

His final two matches were in the two end of season wins which secured Marist the Fox Memorial title which was being competed for, for the first time in its history.

He was unable to continue coaching Marist in 1936 as he had moved to an "outer district" of Auckland and "found it inconvenient to retain a position he has held with credit".

He fell 20 feet to the ground landing on the small of his back and suffered spinal injuries though he did not lose consciousness.

[122][123] Fortunately he recovered well considering the seriousness of the fall and this was mentioned at the annual meeting of the Marist club 2 and a half months later.