Joseph Henry McClean (10 August 1989) is a Programme Development Manager at Prospect Training Services, and a professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who has played in the 2010s. He has played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

Gloucestershire All Golds Gloucestershire All Golds is a rugby league team based at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. University of Gloucestershire All Golds consists of six different teams, with the first team entering Kingstone Press C ...

, as a or .

Background

McLean was born in

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, Wiltshire, England.

Club career

Hunslet R.L.F.C.

On 3 Mar 2021 it was reported that he had signed for

Hunslet R.L.F.C. Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Hawks ...

in the

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International honours

Joe McClean represented

while at Gloucestershire All Golds; he was an interchange/ substitute in the 25-4 victory over Ireland in the

2014 European Cup The 2014 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place in England, Wales, France, Ireland and Scotland between 17 October and 2 November. It was announced beforehand that the winner of the tournamen ...

at Tallaght Stadium,

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on Saturday 25 October 2014, was an interchange/ substitute in the 12-18 defeat by Wales in the

2015 European Cup The 2015 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland. Scotland were the defending champions. Four teams competed in the 20 ...

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on Friday 16 October 2015, was an interchange/ substitute in the 22-24 defeat by Ireland in the

at Netherdale, Galashiels on Friday 23 October 2015, and played left-, i.e. number 8, in the 18-32 defeat by France in the

at Parc des Sports (home of

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), Roanne on Saturday 7 November 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McClean, Joe 1989 births Living people English rugby league players Gloucestershire All Golds players Hunslet R.L.F.C. players Rugby league players from Wiltshire Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Scotland national rugby league team players South Wales Scorpions players