Luke McAlister
Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westlake Boys High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Charlie McAlister (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in
Career
McAlister was born in Waitara, New Zealand, and attended
In June 2006, his father,
Following the announcement of his inclusion in the
McAlister played in four of the All Blacks' five matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, including the 20–18 quarter-final loss to France, in which he was controversially sent to the sin bin for an obstruction. France converted the resulting penalty, and the sin-binning was cited by many New Zealand fans as one of the reasons why their team lost the match. Over the course of the tournament, McAlister accumulated a total of 17 points.
In 2009 after two seasons with
From August 2011, McAlister played for Stade Toulousain in France's Top 14 championship.[5] On his first season with Toulouse, he won the Bouclier de Brennus. He played a crucial role in it, scoring all of his team's points during the final.[6][7][8]
On 12 May 2017, McAlister left Toulouse to sign for former Top 14 champions
References
- ^ "Silverdale United Rugby Football Club – International Honours". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Mortimer, Gavin (November 2007). "Headline makers: Luke McAlister". Rugby World (569): 78–79.
- ^ "All Black McAlister to join Sale". BBC Sport. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ "All Blacks level series in slugfest" (Press release). All Blacks. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "McAlister confirms Toulouse switch". ESPN. 17 June 2011.
- ^ "McAlister kicks Toulouse into final". Planet Rugby. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Toulouse defend Top 14 title". Planet Rugby. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Luke McAlister Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Former All-Black fly-half Luke McAlister leaves Toulouse for Toulon next season". New Zealand: Stuff. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.