Michael Maguire (rugby league)
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| Nickname | Madge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 February 1974 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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Playing information
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching information
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Michael "Madge" Maguire (born 5 February 1974) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently head coach for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League (NRL). After a playing career spent mostly at the Canberra Raiders, with a brief stint with the Adelaide Rams, he became assistant coach of the Melbourne Storm under Craig Bellamy and in 2009 became a head coach in Super League with English club Wigan Warriors.
In his first year as Wigan's coach Maguire won the 2010 Super League Grand Final. In his second year he won the 2011 Challenge Cup and was then signed by the Rabbitohs. In his first year as an NRL head coach he took the Rabbitohs deep into the 2012 finals series. In 2013 the Rabbitohs finished the regular season in second place and in 2014 they won their first premiership in 43 years.
After initially starting playing in rugby union, Maquire signed for NSWRL club the Canberra Raiders in 1991 and made his Winfield Cup début for the club off the bench against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in a narrow 14-15 loss.
Maguire did not feature again until 1994 when he came off the bench again against Penrith Panthers. He had a more consistent season the following year, making six appearances in total, most of which he started as either wing or centre. Maguire's first try came as a centre against the Parramatta Eels.
In 1997 Maguire left Canberra and signed for the new Adelaide Rams club in the breakway Australian Super League competition. He made his début at fullback in the Rams inaugural game against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville which Adelaide lost 24-16. Maguire also participated in the World Club Challenge for the Rams that year. He went on to play four more games for Adelaide and scored one try before returning to Canberra in 1998. Maguire made two appearances for Canberra in 1998 before retiring after persistent neck problems.
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