Luke McLean
Italy
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Full name Luke Joseph McLean
Born June 29, 1987, Townsville
Current age 36 years 264 days
Major teams Benetton Treviso, Calvisano, London Irish, Sale Sharks, Italy
Position Fullback
Height 6 ft 3 in
Weight 209 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2008-2017 89 75 14 74 7 0 13 0 18 71 0 20.22
Five/Six Nations 2009-2017 42 37 5 33 3 0 6 0 4 38 0 9.52
IRB Rugby World Cup 2011-2015 8 6 2 5 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 50

Career statistics
Test debut South Africa v Italy at Cape Town, Jun 21, 2008 match details
Last Test Scotland v Italy at Murrayfield, Mar 18, 2017 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2014-2018 16 15 1 10 2 0 0 0 3 13 0 18.75
Sale Sharks 2014-2014 7 7 0 10 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 42.85
London Irish 2017-2018 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
Profile

Luke McLean is a versatile Italian international of Australian origin who can operate throughout the backline.

He grew up in Queensland, Australia, and went on to play for Perth Spirit before joining Italian side Calvisano in 2007 having turned down an offer to join Western Force.

McLean represented Australia at under-19 level but also qualified for Italy due to his Italian grandmother. He made his debut for Italy against South Africa in June 2008 and scored his first international points against England in the 2009 Six Nations.

Having failed to establish himself as a first-choice fly-half, McLean was increasingly utilised at fullback - the position he held for the national team during the 2011 Six Nations. McLean - who lines up for Treviso - will go to the 2011 World Cup with the national side.

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Italy international Luke McLean signs for Sale (May 2, 2014) Southern stars to shine in northern showpiece (Jan 30, 2014) Luke McLean eyes historic victory for Azzurri (Nov 7, 2013) Team of the Week - Six Nations (Feb 6, 2011) Aussie-born Gower out for Italy (Nov 17, 2010) Luke McLean news and articles (8) »
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Jul 22, 2014
Sale Sharks' new signing Luke McLean pings the ball out
Sale Sharks' new signing Luke McLean pings the ball out
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Feb 22, 2014
Italy's Luke McLean attempts to make ground against Scotland
Italy's Luke McLean attempts to make ground against Scotland
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Feb 9, 2014
Luke McLean is brought to ground by Jules Plisson and Nicolas Mas
Luke McLean is brought to ground by Jules Plisson and Nicolas Mas
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Jun 15, 2013
Italy's Luke McLean is too late to stop Samoa's James So'oialo from scoring
Italy's Luke McLean is too late to stop Samoa's James So'oialo from scoring
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