Craig McMullen (born 11 October 1973) is an Australian former professional

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player.

Early life

McMullen, born in Brisbane, is the son of 1960s Wallabies scrum-half Ken McMullen and was educated at Sydney's Scots College. He was an Australian Schoolboys representative and later won selection for the Emerging Wallabies.

Rugby career

A utility back, McMullen was a Randwick first-grade player and in 1998 got signed by the

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, where he played four seasons of

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rugby. He then had several years in European professional rugby, winning the

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with

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, amongst stints in France and Italy, before retiring aged 35. McMullen is now a rugby agent in France.

Personal life

McMullen was previously in a relationship with Irish television presenter

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McMullen, Craig 1973 births Living people Australian rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union centres Randwick DRUFC players Bristol Bears players Union Bordeaux Bègles players Leicester Tigers players RC Narbonne players Leeds Tykes players ASM Clermont Auvergne players Harlequin F.C. players Saracens F.C. players Southland rugby union players ACT Brumbies players Rugby union players from Sydney Australian expatriate rugby union players in England Australian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Australian expatriate rugby union players in France Australian expatriate rugby union players in Italy Gran Ducato Parma Rugby players People educated at Scots College (Sydney)