Willie McLean (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 1973 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] | ||||||
Willie McLean is a New Zealand former rugby league player 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 Kiwis.[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 2 Willie McLean rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994.
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995.
- ↑ Pacific Challenge The Vault
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual '96, , New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1996.