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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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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References

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