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'''George Musarurwa Gregan''' [[Order of Australia|AM]]<ref name="am">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1056838|title=GREGAN, George Musarurwa, AM|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> (born 19 April 1973) is a retired Australian [[rugby union]] [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|player]], and is currently Australia's second most capped international player.
Gregan was born in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]. He played Super 12 (now [[Super Rugby]]) for the [[Brumbies Rugby|Brumbies]] from the inception of that competition in 1996 through 2007, helping to lead them to overall victories in 2001 and 2004. He is a foundation Brumbies player and one of the few players whose career spans both the amateur and professional eras.<ref name="profile">{{cite web | work=brumbies.com.au | title=George Gregan |url=http://www.brumbies.com.au/act/act.rugby/page/39261| access-date=17 June 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060530005646/http://www.brumbies.com.au/act/act.rugby/page/39261 |archive-date = 30 May 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{clarify|date=August 2011|comment=hundreds of players spanned the pro/am eras}} His appearances as Australian captain include a Bledisloe Cup win in 2002 and an extra-time loss to [[England national rugby union team|England]] in the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] final. As a member of the Wallabies team, Gregan has attained the zenith of the rugby world, winning the Rugby World Cup in 1999. Gregan and his longtime Wallabies teammate, [[Fly-half (rugby union)|fly-half]] [[Stephen Larkham]], also hold the all-time record for Test appearances by a halfback partnership with 79.
==Early and
Gregan was born in [[Zambia]] to an [[Australians|Australian]] father and a [[Demographics of Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] mother,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgegregan.com/george/ggprofile.html |title=George Gregan - Player Profile |publisher=Georgegregan.com |access-date=2008-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109095618/http://www.georgegregan.com/george/ggprofile.html |archive-date=9 November 2008}}</ref> coincidentally in the same hospital<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegoal.com/players/rugby/krige_corne/captain.html |title=Captain Courageous - Corne Kirge - TheGoal.com |publisher=Thegoal.com |access-date=2008-11-13}}</ref> where [[Corné Krige]], who would grow up to be the [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] captain during Gregan's Wallabies captaincy, would be born two years later. His family moved to Australia when he was two years old, and he grew up in [[Canberra]] where he was educated at [[St Edmund's College, Canberra|St Edmund's College]] and graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) from the [[University of Canberra]].
Gregan and his wife Erica have three children, Max, Charlie and Jazz. Max was diagnosed with [[epilepsy]] in 2004; after spending time with Max in hospital and "[experiencing] firsthand the needs of many sick children and their parents" they set up the George Gregan Foundation in 2005. After building playgrounds in NSW, ACT and Qld hospitals and supporting the work of 18 neurology fellows, it is slated to close down in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgegreganfoundation.com.au/ |title= The George Gregan Foundation |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2019 |website= The George Gregan Foundation |access-date= 27 October 2019 }}</ref>
==Rugby
Gregan represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 level.
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Gregan played in all of Australia's 6 matches at the [[2003 rugby world cup|2003 Rugby World Cup]]. He landed an early drop goal in the 17 to 16 victory over [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] in the pool stages. He also scored a try in the 33 to 16 win over [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] in the quarter-finals. Gregan led the Wallabies in defeating the [[All Blacks]] in the semi-final. This contest led to a controversy for Gregan when he taunted his opponents after defeating them with the comment, "Four more years boys, four more years" i.e. New Zealand would have to wait another 4 years for an attempt at winning the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65xd81cj7pA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/65xd81cj7pA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Gregan bragging |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2013-06-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Stuff.co.nz_2398842">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/opinion/2398842/Cup-won-t-be-empty-for-three-more-years |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515200314/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/opinion/2398842/Cup-won-t-be-empty-for-three-more-years |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 May 2009 |title=Cup won't be empty for three more years |author=Devlin, Martin |author-link=Martin Devlin |date=10 May 2009 |work=Sunday News |access-date=1 October 2011 }}</ref> Australia lost to England in the [[2003 rugby world cup#Final|final]].
Following Australia's loss to the English in the World Cup, Gregan led the Wallabies on a massive winning campaign during the 2004 season. After defeating Scotland twice at home, the Wallabies faced the English in a World Cup replay in Brisbane, where they got their revenge, defeating England 51 to 15. Under Gregan, Australia lost just three matches in 2004, one against South Africa, one against New Zealand 16–7 in New Zealand and then against France in Paris.
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In 2012, Gregan was assistant coach at the Brumbies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allblacks.com/news/19508/Gregan-says-Wallabies-are-close-to-All-Blacks |title=Gregan says Wallabies are close to All Blacks |publisher=Allblacks.com |date=2012-05-30 |access-date=2013-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601000624/http://www.allblacks.com/news/19508/Gregan-says-Wallabies-are-close-to-All-Blacks |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, Gregan joined the Fox-Sports Rugby commentator team, along with his former Wallabies teammate [[John Eales]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/george-gregan-john-eales-split-over-sam-burgesss-hopes-of-lining-up-for-england-at-rwc-2015/story-fni2fxyf-1226831856148 |title=George Gregan, John Eales split over Sam Burgess's hopes of lining up for England at RWC 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=2014-02-19 |access-date=2014-02-19}}</ref>
Pitch-side at the Hong Kong Sevens in March 2014, former Ireland and British and Irish Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll and former Australia captain [[Stephan Larkham]] demonstrated their skills to Bloomberg TV Anchor
===GG's Espresso/Gregan Group===
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