Ron O'Regan

In 1981 and 1983, while playing for City Newton, O'Regan won the Rothville Trophy, awarded to the player of the year in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

The Auckland team beat a Wigan team containing some greats of the game such as Andy Gregory, Martin Offiah, Ellery Hanley, Shaun Edwards, Andy Goodway and Joe Lydon by 10 points to 6.

[citation needed] In 1988 O'Regan was the player-coach of the Te Atatu Roosters and guided them to winning the Fox Memorial Grand Final.

[citation needed] O'Regan was the coach of the Waitakere City Raiders in the Lion Red Cup in 1994 and 1995.

[7] In 2006 he was involved with a doping scandal that saw a vet banned from the sport for 10 years.