David McDuling (born 7 April 1989 in

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) is a rugby union footballer for the in

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. He usually plays as a lock and previously played with the and

teams, and for in the New Zealand Mitre 10 Cup competition. He was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.

Career

Queensland Reds / Brisbane City

McDuling joined the Academy in 2011; he was named in their squad for the

2012 Super Rugby season The 2012 Super Rugby season was the second season of the current 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involves teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as FxPro Super R ...

, but did not make any appearances due to an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury. He suffered another knee injury upon his return that also ruled him out of the entire 2013 season. He eventually made his Super Rugby debut on 11 May 2014 when he came on as a substitute in their match against the in Brisbane. He made a further four appearances off the bench during the competition. In the second half of 2014, McDuling also played for and captained in the

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of the National Rugby Championship. He played in all eight of their regular season matches, scoring one try in their 29–56 defeat to the in Round Seven of the competition. He also played in their 32–26 semi-final win over the and captained the side in the final, helping them to a 37–26 victory over the to be crowned champions. He returned to the Reds lineup for the

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. After playing off the bench against the , he started his first match for the Reds against the in Dunedin. He made a total of five starts and two substitute appearances during the season.

Sharks

After the

, McDuling was granted an early release from his contract by the Reds and he joined the South Africa-based on a deal until the end of 2016.

Waratahs

He returned to his hometown of Sydney to join the prior to the

2017 Super Rugby season The 2017 Super Rugby season was the 22nd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It was the second season featuring an expand ...

where he featured in every matchday squad of the season, earning 16 caps.

Representative rugby

McDuling was part of the Australian Schoolboys team in 2007 and of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the

2009 IRB Junior World Championship The 2009 IRB Junior World Championship (known as the 2009 IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaces the now def ...

References

External links

Reds profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:McDuling, David 1989 births Australian rugby union players Queensland Reds players Brisbane City (rugby union) players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Sydney Living people Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players Canterbury rugby union players