Matthew McLean
| Date of birth | 8 December 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cardiff Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Full-Back | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2004-05 2005-08 2008 2008 2008 2009- |
Rumney UWIC Manchester Newport Cross Keys Worthing Raiders |
16 4 1 182 |
180 7 0 1,696 |
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Correct as of 29 April 2017
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| Current local club | Worthing Raiders | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2014 | Wales Sevens | () | |
Matt McLean (born 1986) is a Welsh rugby union player currently playing for Worthing Raiders in National League 2 South. Known for both his try scoring and kicking prowess, as of the end of the 2015-16 season, Matt is the most prolific points scorer in National League 2 South with over 1,600 points scored for Worthing. A former Wales youth international, he has also represented his country in rugby sevens.
Growing up in Cardiff, Matt attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf school. A promising youth rugby player with Wales Schoolboys and Bath Rugby under-17s, he first came to wider public attention in 2003 when he appeared as a competitor on the BBC's "Born to Win" program, although he was eliminated in the earlier rounds. Unable to break into the Bath team, Matt returned to club rugby in Wales, turning out for local side, Rumney, performing well enough for them to be called up by the Cardiff Blues under-20 side.
Between 2005-2008 Matt studied at UWIC, turning out for the university rugby side (which competed in the Welsh league system as well as against other universities) and also gained international caps with Wales Universities and Wales under-20s. He was part of the UWIC side that reached the BUSA Championship final in 2007 held at Twickenham, losing to champions Hartpury College, and was also awarded UWIC Player of the Year. In 2008 Matt had a brief dalliance with English rugby with Manchester before returning to Wales to play Premiership rugby for first Newport and then Cross Keys. Unable to gain regular rugby in Wales in January 2009 he returned to England, this time to the south coast, to sign for Worthing Raiders, playing in National Division 3 South.
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