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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.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/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| Full name | Douglass Peter Gray McLean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1934-04-22)22 April 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Southport, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 July 2024(2024-07-04) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (203 lb; 92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- "Players out to please". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 May 1961.
- ^ "Douglass Peter Gray ('Buster') McLean". classicwallabies.com.au.