Charles McLean (rugby union)


Charles McLean was a New Zealand rugby union player. A Rugby [union positions#Loose forward|loose forward], McLean represented Buller [Rugby Football Union|Buller] at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1920. He played five matches for the All Blacks, scoring seven tries, but did not appear in any internationals.
McLean enlisted for military service in August 1914, and served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force throughout World War I, including at Gallipoli. A private, he was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, for acts of gallantry in the field.
McLean died in Christchurch on 7 March 1965, and he was buried at Hokitika Cemetery.