Rod McCall

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Rod McCall (born 20 September 1963 in Brisbane) is a Australian rugby union footballer. His position is at lock. McCall played for Australia from 1989 to 1995, including winning the 1991 Rugby World Cup. He played 40 times in total for Australia. He played 107 times for the Queensland Reds.

McCall made his debut for Australia at age 25 on August 26, 1989 in a game against the French, the game was won by Australia, 32 points to 15 in Strasbourg. 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 All Blacks in the finals, Australia won the World Cup against England in the final.

He played his final two tests in Australia against Argentina, winning both games in Sydney and Brisbane, before heading over to South Africa for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Although losing to the Springboks and England, Australia won their game against Romania. He played in the Reds' first ever Super 12 game in 1996 against the Otago Highlanders on March 3. In 2006 he became the chairman of an organisation called Vintage Reds, an alumni association for the Queensland Reds.