Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer.

In June 2006, his father, Charlie, resigned his position as head coach of the Manawatu team in the Air New Zealand Cup.

[3] 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.

In 2009 after two seasons with Sale in the Guinness Premiership, McAlister returned to New Zealand, where he re-signed with North Harbour and the Blues, with the intention of regaining his place in the national side.