Willie McLean (rugby league)

Willie McLean

Personal information
Born	(1973-02-07) 7 February 1973 (age 52) New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994–96 Waitakere City Raiders 47 16 8 0 80 1997–99 North Sydney Bears 6 0 0 0 0 Total 53 16 8 0 80 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995–96 NZ Residents 1996 Auckland 1996 North Zone 1997 Rest of the World
Source: [1]
Relatives	Jesse McLean (son) Casey McLean (son) Alex Chan (brother-in-law) Tiaki Chan (nephew) Joe Chan (nephew)

Willie McLean is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played professionally for the North Sydney Bears.

Playing career

A Marist Saints junior, McLean began his career with the Waitakere City Raiders in the Lion Red Cup in 1994. ^[2] He played for the Raiders throughout all three years of the tournaments existence. In 1995 McLean made the New Zealand Residents side when they played a warm up match against the New Zealand national rugby league team. ^[3] In 1996 McLean played for Auckland in a match for the Rugby League Cup, for North Zone against South Zone and for the New Zealand XIII in the Pacific Challenge. ^[4] He also played at fullback for the Raiders in the 1996 Lion Red Cup grand final, which the Raiders lost 34–22 to the Counties Manukau Heroes. ^[5]

In 1997 he joined the North Sydney Bears and played with them for three seasons. He represented the Rest of the World side that year against Australia. ^[1]

References

1. Willie McLean rugbyleagueproject.org
2. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994.
3. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995.
4. Pacific Challenge The Vault
5. Lion Red Rugby League Annual '96, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1996.