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Matthew McLean

April 13, 2024

For other people named Matt McLean, see Matt McLean (disambiguation).

Matt McLean (born 1986) is a recently retired Welsh rugby union player who played for Worthing Raiders in National League 2 South and East.[1] Known for both his try scoring and kicking prowess, as of the end of the 2022/23 season, his last before retirement, Matt was the most prolific points scorer in National League 2 South and National League 2 East history with over 3,000 points scored for Worthing, including three seasons as the division's top points scorer (another record), as well as being the division's 2nd highest try scorer of all-time with 173 tries.[2] A former Wales youth international, he has also represented his country in rugby sevens.[3]

Matthew McLean
Date of birth (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 37)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
UniversityCardiff Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-Back, Fly Half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004-05
2005-08
2008
2008
2008
2009-23		 Rumney
UWIC
Manchester
Newport
Cross Keys
Worthing Raiders		 16
 
 
4
1
308		 180
 
 
7
0
3,038
Correct as of 28 April 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Wales Sevens

Career edit

Early career edit

Growing up in Cardiff, Matt attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf school. A promising youth rugby player with Wales Schoolboys and Bath Rugby under-17s, he first came to wider public attention in 2003 when he appeared as a competitor on the BBC's "Born to Win" program, although he was eliminated in the earlier rounds.[4][5] Unable to break into the Bath team, Matt returned to club rugby in Wales, turning out for local side, Rumney, performing well enough for them to be called up by the Cardiff Blues under-20 side.[6][7]

Between 2005-2008 Matt studied at UWIC, turning out for the university rugby side (which competed in the Welsh league system as well as against other universities) and also gained international caps with Wales Universities and Wales under-20s.[8] He was part of the UWIC side that reached the BUSA Championship final in 2007 held at Twickenham, losing to champions Hartpury College, and was also awarded UWIC Player of the Year.[9][10] In 2008 Matt had a brief dalliance with English rugby with Manchester before returning to Wales to play Premiership rugby for first Newport and then Cross Keys.[11][12] Unable to gain regular rugby in Wales in January 2009 he returned to England, this time to the south coast, to sign for Worthing Raiders, playing in National Division 3 South.

Worthing Raiders edit

Despite joining halfway through the season, Matt had a positive impact on the Worthing side, newly promoted to the division, helping them to avoid relegation with a contribution of 58 points from 10 games. His next season (and first full season) saw Matt become a regular in the team as Worthing finished a respectable 6th in the division. The 2010-11 season saw Worthing finish in 8th place but Matt had the best scoring record of his career so far, with 339 points seeing him second in the scoring charts, only behind Ealing's Phil Chesters (who broke the English try scoring record with 70 tries).[13] Matt would better his own record the next season, finishing top scorer in the division with 341 points, in a Worthing side that narrowly missed out on the promotion playoffs in 3rd place.[14]

After several excellent seasons, in 2012, Matt suffered a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in a league match in November, which saw him out of action for 16 months, a spell that also saw he miss out on Worthing's promotion to National League 1 at the end of the season.[15] Matt would return to league rugby at the tail-end of the 2013-14 season, in which Worthing were relegated from National League 1. At the start of the 2014-15 season he would be called up to the Wales Sevens team. He also returned to form with his club side, playing every game in the league and finishing second top scorer in the division with 298 points, including 18 tries, as they finished 5th.[3]

2015-16 was a difficult one for Worthing as they finished 11th and Matt found points harder to come by (although he still got a respectable 154 points). This was repeated for 2016 as Worthing had to play until the last game to be sure of staying in the division, defeating already relegated Exmouth 50-5 to stay up, with Matt scoring 15 points including a try as Raiders finished in 12th place.[16] Although the team was struggling Matt ranked 5th in the division scoring charts with 249 points.[17]

The 2017-18 season saw an improvement in form for Worthing as they overcame a slow start to finish in 7th place, with Matt continuing to be prolific, finishing as the league's top scorer for the second time in his career, this time with 295 points, including 15 tries.[18] The 2019-19 season was an outstanding one for McLean individually, as he finished as the top scorer in the division for a record breaking third time, equalling his career best tally of 341 points (equal with 2011-12), including a career best 22 tries - even more impressive as he starred in a mid-table Worthing side that finished 9th.[19]

Season-by-season playing stats edit

Season Club Competition Appearances Tries Drop Goals Conversions Penalties Total Points
2004-05 Rumney WRU League 2 East 14 14 0 32 12 170
WRU Challenge Cup 2 2 0 0 0 10
2005-06 UWIC WRU Division 1
2006-07 WRU League 1 East
2007-08 WRU League 1 East
2008-09 Manchester National Division 1
Newport Principality Premiership 4 1 0 1 0 7
Cross Keys Principality Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0
Worthing Raiders National Division 3 South 10 4 0 10 6 58
2009-10 National League 2 South 18 7 0 34 20 163
2010-11 National League 2 South 27 11 0 67 50 339
2011-12 National League 2 South 30 19 0 81 28 341
2012-13 National League 2 South 9 4 0 22 4 76
2013-14 National League 1 4 2 0 1 2 18
2014-15 National League 2 South 30 18 0 74 20 298
2015-16 National League 2 South 24 6 0 32 20 154
2016-17 National League 2 South 30 9 1 51 33 249
2017-18 National League 2 South 29 15 0 80 20 295
2018-19 National League 2 South 30 30 0 84 21 341
2019-20 National League 2 South 22 8 0 46 20 181
2021-22 National League 2 South 28 15 0 76 16 277
2022-23 National League 2 East 17 11 0 69 5 208

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Honours and records edit

Club edit

UWIC

  • BUSA Rugby Union Championship Finals: 2007[9]
  • Leighton Davies player of the year: 2007[10]

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Matt McLean – Worthing RFC". Worthing RFC. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "National Two South All time leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "McLean honoured to get Wales 7s call". Littlehampton Gazette. 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Roaring Like a Lion". BBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "WALES SCHOOLS IN ACTION". WRU. 17 December 2003.
  6. ^ "Match Reports Season 2004-05". Rumney RFC. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ^ "WRU Championships Round 2 Team News". Cardiff Blues. 3 November 2004.
  8. ^ a b "WALES FALL TO ENGLAND UNIVERSITIES". Pontypridd RFC. 6 February 2006.
  9. ^ a b "Hartpury crowned Champions". BBC Gloucestershire. 26 April 2007.
  10. ^ a b "Uwic rugby hold a joint awards night". Wales Online. 15 May 2007.
  11. ^ "Matt McLean - History of Newport RFC". Newport RFC. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Matt McLean Cross Keys RFC". Cross Keys RFC. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  13. ^ "National Two South 10/11 Leading Scorers". Statbunker. 7 May 2011.
  14. ^ a b "National Two South 11/12 Leading scorers". Statbunker. 28 April 2012.
  15. ^ "McLean won't rush back after leg break". Shoreham Herald. 21 November 2012.
  16. ^ "National League South". The RUGBYPaper. No. 450. Rugby Paper Ltd. 30 April 2017. pp. 32–33 & 37.
  17. ^ "National Two South 16/17 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
  18. ^ a b "National Two South 17/18 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2018.
  19. ^ "National Two South 18/19 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Matt McLean Record by competition". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Llandovery v UWIC". Wales Online. 18 February 2006.
  22. ^ "Ferris the fireman scourge of the UWIC". Wales Online. 5 December 2006.

External links edit

  • Worthing RFC
  • Wales Sevens

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For other people named Matt McLean see Matt McLean disambiguation Matt McLean born 1986 is a recently retired Welsh rugby union player who played for Worthing Raiders in National League 2 South and East 1 Known for both his try scoring and kicking prowess as of the end of the 2022 23 season his last before retirement Matt was the most prolific points scorer in National League 2 South and National League 2 East history with over 3 000 points scored for Worthing including three seasons as the division s top points scorer another record as well as being the division s 2nd highest try scorer of all time with 173 tries 2 A former Wales youth international he has also represented his country in rugby sevens 3 Matthew McLeanDate of birth 1986 12 08 8 December 1986 age 37 Height5 ft 11 in 1 80 m UniversityCardiff Metropolitan UniversityRugby union careerPosition s Full Back Fly HalfSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2004 052005 082008200820082009 23RumneyUWICManchesterNewportCross KeysWorthing Raiders16 41308180 703 038Correct as of 28 April 2023International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2014Wales Sevens Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Worthing Raiders 2 Season by season playing stats 3 Honours and records 3 1 Club 3 2 Individual 4 References 5 External linksCareer editEarly career edit Growing up in Cardiff Matt attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf school A promising youth rugby player with Wales Schoolboys and Bath Rugby under 17s he first came to wider public attention in 2003 when he appeared as a competitor on the BBC s Born to Win program although he was eliminated in the earlier rounds 4 5 Unable to break into the Bath team Matt returned to club rugby in Wales turning out for local side Rumney performing well enough for them to be called up by the Cardiff Blues under 20 side 6 7 Between 2005 2008 Matt studied at UWIC turning out for the university rugby side which competed in the Welsh league system as well as against other universities and also gained international caps with Wales Universities and Wales under 20s 8 He was part of the UWIC side that reached the BUSA Championship final in 2007 held at Twickenham losing to champions Hartpury College and was also awarded UWIC Player of the Year 9 10 In 2008 Matt had a brief dalliance with English rugby with Manchester before returning to Wales to play Premiership rugby for first Newport and then Cross Keys 11 12 Unable to gain regular rugby in Wales in January 2009 he returned to England this time to the south coast to sign for Worthing Raiders playing in National Division 3 South Worthing Raiders edit Despite joining halfway through the season Matt had a positive impact on the Worthing side newly promoted to the division helping them to avoid relegation with a contribution of 58 points from 10 games His next season and first full season saw Matt become a regular in the team as Worthing finished a respectable 6th in the division The 2010 11 season saw Worthing finish in 8th place but Matt had the best scoring record of his career so far with 339 points seeing him second in the scoring charts only behind Ealing s Phil Chesters who broke the English try scoring record with 70 tries 13 Matt would better his own record the next season finishing top scorer in the division with 341 points in a Worthing side that narrowly missed out on the promotion playoffs in 3rd place 14 After several excellent seasons in 2012 Matt suffered a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in a league match in November which saw him out of action for 16 months a spell that also saw he miss out on Worthing s promotion to National League 1 at the end of the season 15 Matt would return to league rugby at the tail end of the 2013 14 season in which Worthing were relegated from National League 1 At the start of the 2014 15 season he would be called up to the Wales Sevens team He also returned to form with his club side playing every game in the league and finishing second top scorer in the division with 298 points including 18 tries as they finished 5th 3 2015 16 was a difficult one for Worthing as they finished 11th and Matt found points harder to come by although he still got a respectable 154 points This was repeated for 2016 as Worthing had to play until the last game to be sure of staying in the division defeating already relegated Exmouth 50 5 to stay up with Matt scoring 15 points including a try as Raiders finished in 12th place 16 Although the team was struggling Matt ranked 5th in the division scoring charts with 249 points 17 The 2017 18 season saw an improvement in form for Worthing as they overcame a slow start to finish in 7th place with Matt continuing to be prolific finishing as the league s top scorer for the second time in his career this time with 295 points including 15 tries 18 The 2019 19 season was an outstanding one for McLean individually as he finished as the top scorer in the division for a record breaking third time equalling his career best tally of 341 points equal with 2011 12 including a career best 22 tries even more impressive as he starred in a mid table Worthing side that finished 9th 19 Season by season playing stats editSeason Club Competition Appearances Tries Drop Goals Conversions Penalties Total Points2004 05 Rumney WRU League 2 East 14 14 0 32 12 170WRU Challenge Cup 2 2 0 0 0 102005 06 UWIC WRU Division 12006 07 WRU League 1 East2007 08 WRU League 1 East2008 09 Manchester National Division 1Newport Principality Premiership 4 1 0 1 0 7Cross Keys Principality Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0Worthing Raiders National Division 3 South 10 4 0 10 6 582009 10 National League 2 South 18 7 0 34 20 1632010 11 National League 2 South 27 11 0 67 50 3392011 12 National League 2 South 30 19 0 81 28 3412012 13 National League 2 South 9 4 0 22 4 762013 14 National League 1 4 2 0 1 2 182014 15 National League 2 South 30 18 0 74 20 2982015 16 National League 2 South 24 6 0 32 20 1542016 17 National League 2 South 30 9 1 51 33 2492017 18 National League 2 South 29 15 0 80 20 2952018 19 National League 2 South 30 30 0 84 21 3412019 20 National League 2 South 22 8 0 46 20 1812021 22 National League 2 South 28 15 0 76 16 2772022 23 National League 2 East 17 11 0 69 5 208 20 Honours and records editClub edit UWIC BUSA Rugby Union Championship Finals 2007 9 Leighton Davies player of the year 2007 10 Individual edit Represented Wales at schoolboy under 18 and under 19 levels 5 21 22 Represented Wales Universities 8 National League 2 South all time top point scorer 3 028 points 2 National League 2 South top points scorer 3 2011 12 341 points 2017 18 295 points 2018 19 341 points 14 18 References edit Matt McLean Worthing RFC Worthing RFC Retrieved 1 December 2016 a b National Two South All time leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 28 April 2018 a b McLean honoured to get Wales 7s call Littlehampton Gazette 6 June 2014 Roaring Like a Lion BBC News Retrieved 2 December 2016 a b WALES SCHOOLS IN ACTION WRU 17 December 2003 Match Reports Season 2004 05 Rumney RFC Retrieved 2 December 2016 WRU Championships Round 2 Team News Cardiff Blues 3 November 2004 a b WALES FALL TO ENGLAND UNIVERSITIES Pontypridd RFC 6 February 2006 a b Hartpury crowned Champions BBC Gloucestershire 26 April 2007 a b Uwic rugby hold a joint awards night Wales Online 15 May 2007 Matt McLean History of Newport RFC Newport RFC Retrieved 2 December 2016 Matt McLean Cross Keys RFC Cross Keys RFC Retrieved 2 December 2016 National Two South 10 11 Leading Scorers Statbunker 7 May 2011 a b National Two South 11 12 Leading scorers Statbunker 28 April 2012 McLean won t rush back after leg break Shoreham Herald 21 November 2012 National League South The RUGBYPaper No 450 Rugby Paper Ltd 30 April 2017 pp 32 33 amp 37 National Two South 16 17 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 29 April 2017 a b National Two South 17 18 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 28 April 2018 National Two South 18 19 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2019 Matt McLean Record by competition Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2019 Llandovery v UWIC Wales Online 18 February 2006 Ferris the fireman scourge of the UWIC Wales Online 5 December 2006 External links editWorthing RFC Wales Sevens Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew McLean amp oldid 1194347551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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