Doug McLean, Jnr.

Doug McLean, Jnr.
Doug McLean jnr
Australian national rugby league player
Full name Alexander Douglas McLean
Date of birth 15 Dec 1912
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Notable relative(s) Jeff, Peter & Paul McLean
Rugby league career
Position Winger
National teams
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1937 Australia 2 (0)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Winger
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1933-1936 Australia 10

Alexander Douglas McLean (1912–1961), was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player, a dual-code rugby international.

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Rugby union career

Born in Brisbane, Doug jnr played 10 Tests as a winger for the Wallabies between 1933 and 1936. His international rugby union debut was in 1933 against South Africa when he appeared in five Tests. He made Bledisloe Cup appearances against the All Blacks in 1934 and 1936, with the 1934 side the first Australian side to win the Bledisloe.

McLean with the victorious Bledisloe Wallabies, 1st Test v NZ 11 Aug 1934

Rugby league career

He switched to the professional code and represented the Kangaroos on the wing in two Tests against New Zealand in 1937 and on eight tour games of the 1937 Tour of Great Britain and France.

His international rugby league debut in Auckland against New Zealand on 7 Aug 1937 saw Doug jnr become Australia's 24th dual code rugby international, following Clarrie Prentice and preceding Ken Kearney. He was Australia's only dual-code international of the 1930s and of the 33 year period between 1919 and 1952.

Rugby lineage

His father Doug McLean snr was also one of Australia's Dual-code rugby internationals. Doug jnr is the brother of Wallabies Bill McLean and Jack McLean and the uncle of Wallabies Jeff, Paul and Peter McLean. See McLean Family (rugby footballers).

Sources

  • The Spirit of Rugby 1995 (Collection of Essays) HarperCollins, Australia
  • Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
  • Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney

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