Full name | Paul Edward McLean | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 November 1953 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||
School |
Nudgee College St Edmund's College |
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Notable relative(s) |
Doug Sr. (grandfather) Bill, Jack, Doug Jr. (uncles) Jeff (brother), Peter (cousin) |
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Playing career | |||||||||||||
Position | Fly-half, fullback, centre | ||||||||||||
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1972–1982 | Brothers Old Boys |
Provincial/State sides | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1973–1982 | Queensland | 100 | 1000 |
National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1974–1982 | Australia | 31 | 263 |
Paul Edward McLean, MBE (born 12 November 1953) is an Australian former rugby union player. He played for Queensland and Australia in the 1970s and '80s. McLean is a former President of the Australian Rugby Union, and an inductee into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame. He is currently Chief Executive Officer for Savills (Australia & New Zealand), responsible for overseeing Australasian operations of the multinational real estate services provider.
Paul McLean born on born in Ipswich, Queensland to Bob and Irene McLean. He attended St Edmund's College in Ipswich and Nudgee College in Brisbane. McLean played for the Ipswich Rangers, before joining Brothers in Brisbane, which was his local rugby club for the rest of his playing career.
Seven members of the McLean family have represented Australia in rugby union or rugby league. His grandfather Doug McLean, Sr. and uncle Doug McLean, Jr. were dual code internationals who played for the Wallabies and Kangaroos. His uncle Bill captained the Wallabies in the wake of World War II and his uncle Jack toured with the Wallabies in 1946. His brother Jeff and cousin Peter also played for the Wallabies.