New Zealand fly-half Lincoln McClutchie played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2025. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR career.

McClutchie is a long-time Hawke’s Bay product, having played in both the U16 & U19 sides. He also played for the Hurricanes U18 side between 2015-2018. He has played for the Hawke’s Bay senior side since 2018 winning the Ranfurly shield in back-to-back years (2020-2021), and was the top points scorer in New Zealand’s NPC competition during the 2023 season. McClutchie has also 2 seasons in Super Rugby, representing the Moana Pasifika between 2022-2023.

The San Diego Legion announced the signing of Lincoln McClutchie on 8th December 2023, ahead of the 2024 MLR season. He finished the 2024 regular season as San Diego’s leading scorer with 81pts in 11 games (8 starts) including 2 tries as the Legion returned to the post-season for the 5th time in club history, but fell to their rivals the Seattle Seawolves in the Western Conference Semifinals. He finished 6th in MLR scoring during the 2024 season.

On 4th July 2024, the Hawke’s Bay Magpies announced that McClutchie would return for their 2024 NPC season but this did not exclude him from MLR, and on November 10th 2024, the Legion confirmed his return for the 2025 season.

achievements

• 6th in MLR Scoring: 2024 (81pts)
• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 3