Jack McLean (rugby)
Encyclopedia
John Kenneth "Jack" McLean (born 1 or 3 October 1923 in Thames, New Zealand
— died 30 July 2005 in Thames, New Zealand
) was a rugby union
and professional rugby league
footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for New Zealand, King Country Rugby Football Union
, and Auckland Rugby Football Union
, and at club level for, Taumarunui
, and Thames United, playing at Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and at club level played rugby league (RL) for Bradford Northern
, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5.
).
Thames, New Zealand
Thames is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River. The town is the seat of the Thames-Coromandel District Council....
— died 30 July 2005 in Thames, New Zealand
Thames, New Zealand
Thames is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River. The town is the seat of the Thames-Coromandel District Council....
) was a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for New Zealand, King Country Rugby Football Union
King Country Rugby Football Union
The King Country Rugby Football Union is a constituent union in the New Zealand Rugby Union. It is located in the central North Island of New Zealand...
, and Auckland Rugby Football Union
Auckland Rugby Football Union
The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...
, and at club level for, Taumarunui
Taumarunui
Taumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway....
, and Thames United, playing at Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and at club level played rugby league (RL) for Bradford Northern
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5.
Career At Bradford Northern
Jack McLean was a member of the Bradford Northern's table topping side and championship finalists of 1952, and a Yorkshire Cup winner in 1954, he scored 63 tries in 46 games in the 1951-52 season, and is the top try scorer of all time with Bradford Northern (now named the Bradford BullsBradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
).
External links
- Search for "McLean" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- The Millennium Masters - Backs
- Team Of The Century
- King Country All Blacks - John McLean
- Photograph "Jack McLean" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Jack McLean scores" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Bill Seddon races away" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Joe Phillips makes a break" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Bradford Northern after winning the Yorkshire Cup" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com