Duncan McLean (rugby union)
| Full name | Duncan Ian McLean | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 May 1923 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 March 1962 (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Stockport, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal High School, Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||
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Duncan Ian McLean (1 May 1923 — 21 March 1962) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
McLean was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and subsequently played for Royal HSFP.[2]
A back-row forward, McLean gained two Scotland caps in the 1947 Five Nations, making his debut against Ireland at Murrayfield. He retained his place for their Calcutta Cup match against England at Twickenham, which he nearly missed after his train journey from Edinburgh to London took 18+1⁄2 hours on account of heavy snow.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Counties Show Their Hand". Liverpool Echo. 15 October 1949.
- ^ "Carlisle Seven-a-Side". Yorkshire Post. 8 September 1947.
- ^ "Missing Rugby Star Arrives For Big Game". Liverpool Evening Express. 15 March 1947.
External links
[edit]- Duncan McLean at ESPNscrum