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  2. Reg Gasnier - Wikipedia

    • Reginald William "Reg" Gasnier AM (12 May 1939 – 11 May 2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played centre for the St. George Dragons from 1959 to 1967 and represented Australia in a then record 36 Tests and three World Cup games. He was the captain of the national side on eight occasions between 1962 and 1967. Gasnie… See more

    Early life

    Reginald William Gasnier was born in the Southern Sydney suburb of Mortdale on 12 May 1939. At Sutherland … See more

    Career

    Gasnier has been described as the ultimate all-round rugby league player. Teammate Keith Barnes recalled: "He had everything, a body swerve, speed and acceleration. He could stand you up or run around you. There was … See more

    Born12 May 1939 · Mortdale, New South Wales, Australia
    Died11 May 2014 (aged 74) · Miranda, New South Wales, Australia
    RelativesMark Gasnier (nephew) · Dennis Tutty (cousin) · Ian Tutty (cousin)
    Full nameReginald William Gasnier
    Personal life and death

    While at Sydney Technical High School, Gasnier met his future wife Maureen (née Sullivan). The couple wed in 1962. Gasnier was the uncle of the rugby league footballer Mark Gasnier, who, like his uncle, was a centre and … See more

    Honours

    In 1981, Gasnier was selected as one of the initial four post-war "Immortals" of the Australian game along with Clive Churchill, Johnny Raper and Bob Fulton. In December of that year, he was inducted into the Sport Australia H… See more

     
  1. Reg Gasnier Reginald William "Reg" Gasnier AM (12 May 1939 – 11 May 2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played centre for the St. George Dragons from 1959 to 1967 and represented Australia in a then record 36 Tests and three World Cup games. He was the captain of the national side on eight occasions between 1962 and 1967.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Gasnier
    The uncle of modern star Mark Gasnier, Reg was a powerful centre who debuted for the Dragons in 1959. He quickly established himself for club, state and country, playing for the Blues after just five first-grade games and the Australia team later in 1959.
    www.sbs.com.au/news/article/reg-gasnier-rugby-le…
  2. Reg Gasnier - National Rugby League Immortal | Hall …

    Reg Gasnier's celebrated rugby league career ended due to injury in France near the close of the 1967–68 Kangaroo tour. He was 28, and had played 223 first …

    • Occupation: Centre
    • Born: May 12, 1939
  3. Former Australia captain Reg Gasnier dies at 74 | AP News

  4. Reg Gasnier, Australian and St George rugby league …

    May 11, 2014 · Australian and St George rugby league great Reg Gasnier has died. A statement released by the St George Illawarra Dragons club said the …

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    • Reg Gasnier: The best there's ever been - NRL.com

      May 11, 2014 · Gasnier’s health declined after suffering a brain tumour in 1995 and he passed away at a nursing home at Miranda in Sydney’s south on …

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      • Reginald Gasnier | Sport Australia Hall of Fame

      • Reg Gasnier: In memory of a gentleman and a giant of …

        It is significant that Saturday’s memorial ceremony for Reg Gasnier at Kogarah Oval will have an almost religious formality because the Dragons and Immortal centre set rugby league records with a quiet grace which was very nearly priestly.

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