Lance Regnier

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Lance Regnier
Personal information
Full name Lancelot Robert Regnier
Date of birth (1919-07-17)17 July 1919
Place of birth Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death 30 July 1982(1982-07-30) (aged 63)
Place of death Piangil, Victoria
Original team(s) Sandringham
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1940 St Kilda 10 (11)
1941 Carlton 7 (2)
Total 17 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.

Lancelot Robert Regnier (17 July 1919 – 30 July 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Richard Rudolph Regnier (1892-1960), and Janet Regnier (1894-1984), née Mounsey, Lancelot Robert Regnier was born at Hawthorn, Victoria on 17 July 1919. He married Lorna Good (1925-1996) in 1948.[2]

Football

Sandringham (VFA)

On 15 June 1938 he was granted a permit to play with Sandringham in the VFA.[3][4][5][6][7]

St Kilda (VFL)

He was cleared from Sandringham to St Kilda on 27 July 1939.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Carlton (VFL)

He was cleared from St Kilda to Carlton on 23 April 1941.[14]

Sandringham (VFA)

He played another four matches for Sandringham in 1947; the first against Coburg on 19 July 1947.[15][16][17][18][19] After receiving a broken nose in the 16 August 1947 match against Brunswick, he retired.[20]

Military service

Regnier served in the Australian Army during World War II.[21][22]

Death

He died at Piangil, Victoria on 30 July 1982.

Notes

  1. Holmesby & Main (2009), p. 693.
  2. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration No.17279/1948.
  3. Regnier's Transfer: Refused by Association, The Age, (Thursday, 2 June 1938), p. 6.
  4. L. Regnier in V.F.A. Tangle: 3 Clubs Involved, The Argus, (Thursday, 2 June 1938), p. 18.
  5. Regnier Case Reopened, The Argus, (Thursday, 9 June 1938), p. 20.
  6. Clearance Tangles, The Argus, (Thursday, 16 June 1938), p. 18.
  7. Regnier to Stay with St. Kilda, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Monday, 27 November 1939), p.18.
  8. Regnier at St. Kilda, The Age, (Wednesday, 3 August 1938), p. 8.
  9. Changes made at St. Kilda, The Argus, (Monday, 17 April 1939), p. 16.
  10. St. Kilda Active: L. Regnier to Play, The Age, (Wednesday, 28 June 1939), p. 8.
  11. Millard, P.J., "St. Kilda F.C. seek Sandringham Player, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Monday, 26 June 1939), p. 22.
  12. Barclay, Bert, "Regnier Cleared to St. Kilda: May Play on Saturday, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 28 June 1939), p. 26.
  13. Football Who's Who .... The St. Kilda Team, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 20 April 1940), p. 6.
  14. V.F.L. Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 April 1941), p. 12.
  15. Port Melbourne need big men, The Argus, (Wednesday, 2 July 1947), p. 31.
  16. Regnier may be Claimed, The Argus, (Friday 4 July 1947), p. 16.
  17. Malaria stops Toyne, The Argus, (Friday, 11 July 1947), p. 15.
  18. Unlucky run ends at Yarraville, The Argus, (Friday 18 July 1947), p. 12.
  19. Playing On, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday 18 July 1947), p. 15.
  20. Regnier Hurt, The Age, (Friday, 22 August 1947), p. 8.
  21. Nominal Roll.
  22. Service Record.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  • "World War II Nominal Roll: Trooper Lanclot (sic) Robert Regnier (V205912)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • "World War II Service Record Roll: Trooper Lanclot (sic) Robert Regnier (V205912)". National Archives of Australia.

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