Jeff McLean (rugby union)

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Jeff McLean
Full nameJeffrey James McLean
Date of birth(1947-01-26)26 January 1947
Place of birth Ipswich, QLD, Australia
Date of death6 August 2010(2010-08-06) (aged 63)
Place of deathIpswich, QLD, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1971–74 Australia 13 (31)

Jeffrey James McLean (26 January 1947 — 6 August 2010) was an Australian rugby union international. [1]

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McLean is the grandson of dual-code international Doug McLean and elder brother of Wallabies fly-half/fullback Paul McLean. Two uncles and a cousin were also capped for the Wallabies. [2]

Born in Ipswich, Queensland, McLean attended St Edmund's College, Ipswich and growing up primarily competed in athletics. A member of the Mayne Harriers Athletics Club, McLean specialised in sprint races, with his 10.4 second effort in the 100 metres earning him selection for the Commonwealth Games trials. [2]

McLean, a winger, began his rugby career with Brothers Old Boys and was soon chosen to make his representative debut for Queensland. On the back of a two-try performance for Queensland against the touring Springboks in 1971, McLean made his Wallabies debut in Brisbane and gained a total of 13 caps in a three-year international career. He accumulated 85 points on the 1972 tour of New Zealand (including non-capped matches) and scored two tries against the All Blacks in Christchurch. His brother Paul made his Test debut in McLean's final Wallabies appearance in 1974. [2]

A publican by profession, McLean died of cancer in 2010, aged 63. [3]

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References

  1. "McLean's farewell in city he loved". The Courier Mail . 9 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jeffrey James McLean". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. "Wallaby Jeff McLean dead at 63". The Sydney Morning Herald . 6 August 2010.