Doug McLean, Snr.

Doug McLean, snr

Australian national rugby league player
Full name	Douglas James McLean[1]
Date of birth	15 April 1880(1880-04-15)[1][1]
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland [1]
Date of death	December 1947(1947-12-00)[1][1]
Notable relative(s)	Jeff, Peter & Paul McLean
Rugby league career
Position	Winger
National teams
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1908	Australia	2	(0)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	centre[1]
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1904-05[1]	Australia	3[1]	(3)[1]

Douglas James "Doug" McLean (15 April 1880 – December 1947) was a pioneer Australian representative rugby union and rugby league footballer, a dual-code international. He also represented Queensland in rugby league.^[2]

Rugby union career

Born in Brisbane, Queensland McLean earned his debut as a centre with the Australian representative team playing against Great Britain, at Brisbane, on 23 July 1904. In total he played three tests, twice against the touring Great Britain side in 1904 and then in New Zealand the following year.

Rugby league career

He was a foundation Australian rugby league footballer at the code's formation in Sydney in 1908 and played on the wing in the first ever Australian rugby league Test against New Zealand in Sydney in 1908.

McLean was one of five former Wallabies who debuted for the Kangaroos in that inaugural Test along with Dally Messenger, Micky Dore, Denis Lutge and Johnny Rosewell.

Since his two rugby league Test appearances were made as a 1908 rebel ^[3] before a Brisbane club competition began in 1909,^[4] Doug McLean senior, like George Watson was a Kangaroo with no rugby league club career.

Rugby lineage

Doug Snr was the patriarch of an extraordinary rugby union dynasty with three of his sons and three of his grandsons also playing for Australia.

His sons Doug McLean, Jnr., Bill McLean and Jack McLean were Wallabies with Doug jnr also one of Australia's Dual-code rugby internationals. A fourth son Bob had two sons who represented for Australian in rugby union - Jeff McLean and Paul McLean, along with their cousin Peter McLean (Bill's son). See McLean Family (rugby footballers).

Sources

• The Spirit of Rugby (1995)- A collection of essays- Harper Collins, 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
• Hodgson (1994) 'Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players' ,Jack Pollard Publishing Sydney

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Scrum.com player profile of Douglas McLean". Scrum.com. http://www.scrum.com/australia/rugby/player/1666.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010. 
2. ^ "Queensland Representative Players". qrl.com.au (Australia: QRL). http://www.qrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=history-players. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.qrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=history-players
4. ^ Pollard, Jack (1965). Gregory's Guide to Rugby League. Australia: Grenville Publishing. p197. 

Persondata
Name	McLean, Douglas
Alternative names	McLean, Douglas James
Short description	Australian rugby union player
Date of birth	15 April 1880
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland
Date of death	December 1947
Place of death