Roderick James McCall (born 20 September 1963, in Brisbane) is a former Australian

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. McCall played for

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from 1989 to 1995, including winning the

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. He played 40 times in total for Australia. He played 107 times for the

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. McCall made his début for Australia at age 25 on 4 November 1989 in a game against the

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, the game was won by Australia, 32 points to 15 in

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. McCall played in all of Australia's matches at the 1991 World Cup, and after winning all of their pool games and then defeating the

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in the semi-finals, Australia won the World Cup against

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in the final. He played his final two tests in Australia against

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, winning both games in Sydney and Brisbane, before heading over to South Africa for the

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. Although losing to the

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and England, Australia won their game against

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. McCall captained the Wallabies in that match, his final international match for Australia and his sole honour as captain. He played in the

' first ever Super 12 game in 1996 against the

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on 3 March. He retired in that 1996 season aged 31.

External links

Rod McCall
on sporting-heroes.net
Profile at Queensland Reds
* 1963 births Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Living people Rugby union locks Australia national rugby union team captains Rugby union players from Brisbane 1991 Rugby World Cup players 1995 Rugby World Cup players Queensland Reds players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-1960s-stub