Greg Holben
{{Short description|Australian rugby league player}}
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Greg Holben is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A Queensland State of Origin representative utility back, he played his in the Brisbane Rugby League for the Eastern Suburbs (winning the 1977 and 1978 grand finals with them) and Brothers clubs.[http://www.fogs.com.au/players/g-l/greg-holben Greg Holben] at fogs.com.au
Playing career
An Eastern Suburbs junior, Holben was also a goal-kicker. He played for the first grade side that won the 1977 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final, kicking four goals.{{cite news|last=Rugby League News|title=1977 BRISBANE RUGBY LEAGUE GRAND FINAL|url=http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1977gf.php|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=queensland.rleague.com|date=20 September 1987|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825113016/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1977gf.php|archivedate=25 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}
He scored the dramatic last-minute try to win the 1978 Brisbane Rugby Grand Final for Easts.{{cite news|last=Staff writer|title=Roll call of club legends|url=http://south-east-advertiser.whereilive.com.au/news/story/roll-call-of-club-legends/|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=South-East Advertiser|date=10 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408184526/http://south-east-advertiser.whereilive.com.au/news/story/roll-call-of-club-legends/|archive-date=8 April 2011|url-status=dead}}
Holben was selected for Queensland as a reserve in Game II of the 1982 State of Origin series.{{cite book|last=Gallaway|first=Jack|title=Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980-2002|year=2003|publisher=University of Queensland Press|location=Australia|isbn=0-7022-3383-8|pages=29|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3nDbsx3Hk7QC}}
Post-playing
Holben took up coaching after retiring from the playing field and later became the Chairman of Selectors at the Eastern Suburbs Tigers, a position he held for several years.
The Easts Tigers club celebrated its 75th birthday reunion by naming an all-star 25 at an "outstanding" dinner in 2008, which included Holben.
References
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{{Eastern Suburbs Tigers squad - 1977 BRL premiers}}
{{Eastern Suburbs Tigers squad - 1978 BRL premiers}}
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