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Luke McAlister
Personal information
Full name	Charles Luke McAlister
Date of birth	28 August 1983 (1983-08-28) (age 26)
Place of birth	Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School	Westlake Boys High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half, inside centre
New Zealand No.	1057
Clubs		Caps	(points)
2007-2009	Sale Sharks	24	(154)
correct as of 21:03, 6 November 2007 (UTC).
Provincial/State sides
2002-2007 2009-	North Harbour North Harbour	36 3	(428) (14)
correct as of 13:50, 23 November 2009 (UTC).
Super Rugby
2004-2007 2009–	Blues Blues	30 0	(239) (0)
Current local club:	Silverdale
correct as of 21:03, 6 November 2007 (UTC).
National team(s)
2005-	New Zealand	29	(153)
correct as of 22,September 2009 (UTC).

Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays first five-eighths (fly-half) and second five-eighths (inside centre).

McAlister was born in Waitara, New Zealand, and attended Westlake Boys High School, where he played first five-eighths. He played for Silverdale in their North Harbour premier competition. He made his All Blacks debut aged 21, versus the British and Irish Lions in 2005.

Following the announcement of his inclusion in the All Blacks squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, it was announced on 23 July 2007 that McAlister would be joining Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks after the World Cup on a two-year deal. It was also reported that he had turned down offers from both Munster and Toulouse to join Sale.^[1]

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 June 2006, his father, Charlie, resigned his position as head coach of the Manawatu team in the Air New Zealand Cup. Charlie McAlister is a former rugby league player, and Luke McAlister lived in the Manchester area from the age of four to 13 while his father played rugby league for Oldham, Castleford and the Sheffield Eagles, during which time Luke was a member of the Manchester United Academy.^[2]

It was announced on 27 February 2009 McAlister would be returning to New Zealand to play with the aim of playing for the All Blacks in the IVECO Series and the Tri Nations of 2009. ^[3] He appeared for the All Blacks as a substitute for Stephen Donald against France in Wellington on 20 June 2009. ^[4]

References

External links

• Sale profile
• Luke McAlister at AllBlacks.com