Laurie Fagan

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• Paul Carter
  7 Apr 2010 12:31pm

  Fagan scored Penriths first ever try.He scored Penriths First ever try in their first ever match against Canterbury at Belmore Sportsground in 1967.

• Anonymous
  29 Sep 2020 11:45am

  Champion on and off the field passed away 28/09/2020

• David Waterman
  16 Apr 2025 8:18pm

  In 1971 aged 19 I played against Laurie Fagan in reserve grade Arncliffe Scots vs Ryde Eastwood at their home ground.
  It was my first game back after 8 weeks out with dislocated shoulder.
  Laurie took the ball from our kick off and punted it straight back down our end but I followed through our kick and hit him late, strai?ht in the middle of his chest testing out my shoulder which cost us an upfield penalty.
  As Laurie got and we both trotted upfield he said to me "what was that all about" and I told him it was my first game back from injury and I was testing my shoulder. He just smiled and gave me a slight shoulder nudge.
  The worst thing was he followed around the field all game and everytime I got the ball he hit me so hard with clinical clean tackles often slamming me on my back.
  At fulltime he came to me, shook my hand and with his left hand on my shoulder and asked how was my shoulder to which I replied "fine, but I think I'll be a bit sore tomorrow morning" .
  He laughed and russelled my hair and said "you're young but a tough little nut".
  After all the games had finished we all went back to RE club for drinks. I was with my club makes when Laurie came over with a beer for me laughing saying, you deserve this you little prick .
  A game I never forgot, nor my back which was black and blue from all the backslam tackles he laid on me.

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