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He plays for the Auckland Blues in the Super 14 and for North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship . He is a prodigious goalkicker as well as being a good distributor of the ball.

He won the 2002 International Rugby Board World Under 19 Player of the Year.

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. In the 23 tests he has played, he has scored a total of 26 test points (7 Conversions , 4 Penalties ).

His father Charlie is currently head coach of the Manawatu team in the NPC Premier Division.