Golf has plenty of legendary figures.

In rugby one of the game’s legends is Australia’s George Gregan.

The now 30-year old Gregan made more appearances for the Wallabies (Australia’s national rugby team) than any other player in the sport’s history.

He played Super 12 for the ACT  Brumbies side from it’s 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.

George Gregan and Bernie ahead of Monday’s Abu Dhabi HSBC ‘Sponsor’s Day’. (Photo – Eoin Clarke/www.golfbytourmiss.com)

Gregan’s appearances as Australian captain include a Bledisloe Cup win in 2002 and that now infamous extra-time loss to England in Sydney in 2003 World Cup final after being in the winning Wallabies side that won four years earlier.

The affable Australian now works as an ambassador for HSBC and it was in Abu Dhabi I again caught up with George last Monday.

The previous occasion was at Augusta National when Gregan caddied for Kiwi Michael Campbell in the Par 3 Contest on the eve of the Masters.

Now George travels the world playing golf as he had done in contesting last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Pro-Am and then in Monday’s corporate outing also on the National Course.