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Brian Verdon McCleary (born 17 January 1897 (Dunedin)) - died 02 July 1897 (Martinborough) was a New Zealand international rugby player. He was a member of the All Blacks in 1924 and 1925, playing in the Hooker position.

Early life

McCleary was born in Matakanui, Otago, New Zealand and was educated at Christian Brothers School where he played rugby.

Senior rugby

Fogarty played for the Union club and represented Otago in 1914. He then played for the Hawera club and represented the provisince of Taranaki 1920-1922. He then shfted to Auckland and played for the College Rifles Club. He represented the province of Auckland in 1923 and 1924. He was a New Zealand trialist in 1924 and played in the New Zealand Services team in 1918, 1919 and 1920.

All Black

Fogarty was selected for the 1921 All Blacks. His two games for New Zealand were against the 1921 Springboks He played in his usual position as a loose forward in the first test and as a hooker in the final test. The first test was won by New Zealand (13-5) and the second was a scoreless draw (0-0). Fogarty had no opportunity to score points for the All Blacks.

Sources

• Richard Fogarty at AllBlacks.com
• Ron Polanski, The All Blackography, Hodder Moa, 2007.

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