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'''Douglass Peter Gray McLean''' (22 April 1934 – 4 July 2024) was an Australian international ] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Players out to please |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/124014017 |work=] |date=14 May 1961}}</ref> '''Douglass Peter Gray McLean''' (22 April 1934 – 4 July 2024) was an Australian international ] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Players out to please |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124014017 |work=] |date=14 May 1961}}</ref>


Born in ], McLean studied for two years at ] and was still a teenager when he enlisted in the ] as a radio apprentice.<ref name="ClassicWallabies">{{cite web |title=Douglass Peter Gray (‘Buster’) McLean |url=https://classicwallabies.com.au/players/douglass-peter-gray-mc-lean/454 |website=classicwallabies.com.au |language=en}}</ref> Born in ], McLean studied for two years at ] and was still a teenager when he enlisted in the ] as a radio apprentice.<ref name="ClassicWallabies">{{cite web |title=Douglass Peter Gray (‘Buster’) McLean |url=https://classicwallabies.com.au/players/douglass-peter-gray-mc-lean/454 |website=classicwallabies.com.au |language=en}}</ref>


McLean, a utility forward, was primarily a second rower. He played for Brisbane club Souths and in 1956 made his representative debut for Queensland. With both ] and ] unavailable, McLean won a place on the ] squad for the 1958 tour to New Zealand, where he made four uncapped appearances.<ref name="ClassicWallabies"/> McLean, a utility forward, was primarily a second rower. He played for Brisbane club Souths and in 1956 made his representative debut for Queensland. With both ] and ] unavailable, McLean won a place on the ] squad for the 1958 tour to New Zealand, where he made four uncapped appearances.<ref name="ClassicWallabies"/>
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Rugby player
Gray McLean
Full nameDouglass Peter Gray McLean
Date of birth(1934-04-22)22 April 1934
Place of birthSouthport, QLD, Australia
Date of death4 July 2024(2024-07-04) (aged 90)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight14 st 7 lb (203 lb; 92 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956-61 Queensland 23 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1958 Australia

Douglass Peter Gray McLean (22 April 1934 – 4 July 2024) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Born in Southport, Queensland, McLean studied for two years at Toowoomba Grammar School and was still a teenager when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force as a radio apprentice.

McLean, a utility forward, was primarily a second rower. He played for Brisbane club Souths and in 1956 made his representative debut for Queensland. With both Dave Emanuel and Tony Miller unavailable, McLean won a place on the Wallabies squad for the 1958 tour to New Zealand, where he made four uncapped appearances.

See also

References

  1. "Players out to please". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 May 1961.
  2. ^ "Douglass Peter Gray ('Buster') McLean". classicwallabies.com.au.
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