Daniel O'Regan
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Daniel O'Regan is a New Zealand
rugby league
player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm
in the National Rugby League
competition. His position of choice is at five-eighth. He is the nephew of former Kiwi Ron O'Regan
.
, O'Regan played for the Mt Albert Lions
in the Bartercard Cup
as well as spending time at the Manurewa club, before signing with the New Zealand Warriors
. In 2008 O'Regan played in the Toyota Cup and was the Junior Warriors inaugural captain. He played in twenty three matches and scored eleven tries.
in the NSW Cup. He made his first grade
debut for the Warriors on 5 April 2009 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs
, becoming the 150th player to play for the Warriors.
after the Warriors did not renew his contract.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. His position of choice is at five-eighth. He is the nephew of former Kiwi Ron O'Regan
Ron O'Regan
Ronald Phillip O'Regan is a New Zealand former rugby league player and coach who represented his country between 1983 and 1986. His nephew, Daniel, played for the New Zealand Warriors.-Playing career:...
.
Early years
Educated at Kaipara CollegeKaipara College
Kaipara College is a secondary school in Helensville, New Zealand. The current principal is John Grant.The school began as Helensville District High School in 1924, and changed its name to Kaipara College in 1959...
, O'Regan played for the Mt Albert Lions
Mt Albert Lions
The Mount Albert Lions are a rugby league club based in Mount Albert, New Zealand. The Lions home ground is at Fowlds Park. Their patron is the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark. In 2008 and 2009 the Lions won the Fox Memorial....
in the Bartercard Cup
Bartercard Cup
The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...
as well as spending time at the Manurewa club, before signing with the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
. In 2008 O'Regan played in the Toyota Cup and was the Junior Warriors inaugural captain. He played in twenty three matches and scored eleven tries.
Warriors
In 2009 he was part of the wider senior Warriors squad and played with the Auckland VulcansAuckland Vulcans
The Auckland Vulcans are an Auckland based rugby league club that participates in the New South Wales Cup. They are administered by the Rugby League Development Foundation. The team is selected from the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Competition and also uses Warriors squad members not...
in the NSW Cup. He made his first grade
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
debut for the Warriors on 5 April 2009 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
, becoming the 150th player to play for the Warriors.
Storm
In 2010, O'Regan joined the Melbourne StormMelbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
after the Warriors did not renew his contract.