David McDuling

David McDuling (born 7 April 1989) is a rugby union footballer for the in Super Rugby. He usually plays as a lock, and previously played with the and Super Rugby teams. He also played for in the New Zealand Mitre 10 Cup competition.

He was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.

Career

Queensland Reds / Brisbane City

McDuling joined the Academy in 2011; he was named in their squad for the 2012 Super Rugby season, but did not make any appearances due to an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury. He suffered another knee injury upon his return that also ruled him out of the entire 2013 season. He made a further four appearances off the bench during the competition.

In the second half of 2014, McDuling also played for and captained in the first edition of the National Rugby Championship. He played in all eight of their regular season matches, scoring one try in their 29–56 defeat to the in Round Seven of the competition. He also played in their 32–26 semi-final win over the and captained the side in the final, helping them to a 37–26 victory over the to be crowned champions.

He returned to the Reds lineup for the 2015 Super Rugby season. After playing off the bench against the , he started his first match for the Reds against the in Dunedin. He made a total of five starts and two substitute appearances during the season.

Sharks

After the 2015 Super Rugby season, McDuling was granted an early release from his contract by the Reds

Waratahs

He returned to his hometown of Sydney to join the prior to the 2017 Super Rugby season where he featured in every matchday squad of the season, earning 16 caps.

Representative rugby

McDuling was part of the Australian Schoolboys team in 2007 and of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.