Willie McLean (rugby league)
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Born | New Zealand | 7 February 1973|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ a b 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.
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Auckland rugby league team players
- 1973 births
- Waitakere rugby league team players
- North Sydney Bears players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league centres
- Marist Saints players