Jack McLean (rugby)


John "Jack" Kenneth McLean was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played two rugby union tests for New Zealand before switching codes and playing rugby league for Bradford Northern, as a, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Background

Jack McLean was born in Thames, New Zealand, and he died aged 81 in Thames, New Zealand.

Rugby union career

A wing three-quarter, McLean represented and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1947 to 1949. He played five matches for the All Blacks including two internationals, both of which were against Australia.

Rugby league career

Bradford Northern

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.

Championship Final appearances

McLean played, i.e. number 5, in Bradford Northern's 6-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1951–52 season at Leeds Road, Huddersfield on Saturday 10 May 1952.