Born: April 24, 1924
Died: August 12, 2007
Test record: 5 Tests (1947-48) - 3 tries (9 points)
Tours: 1947-48 tour of Britain and France
After making a brilliant start to his Kiwis career, Ron McGregor retired at just 25 - but his peerless contribution as an administrator saw him inducted into the NZRL Legends of League following his death in 2007.
Richmond three-quarter McGregor represented Auckland at just 18, featured for New Zealand Army Rugby teams during WWII and was still only 20 when he first played for North Island in 1944. He represented Auckland against England as a centre in 1946 and was a reserve for New Zealand in the one-off Test.
McGregor debut for the Kiwis on the 1947-48 tour of Britain and France, scoring 10 tries in 23 appearances. He featured in all five Tests, scoring in the series opener on the wing against England and switching to centre for the loss it in the deciding third Test, crossing for another try.
The 23-year-old was in the centres for both Tests against France, dotting down once more as New Zealand won the first.
A broken jaw in a club game ruled him out of contention for the 1948 tour of Australia and he hung up the boots to become Auckland Rugby League's secretary from 1949-62.
McGregor then served on the NZRL Council from 1963-86, including as president from 1970-86, and was the International Rugby League Federation's secretary from 1986-95. He earned life memberships from the NZRL (1978), IRLF (1999) and Auckland Rugby League (2000), as well as an OBE for services to rugby league in 1983.