Alan MacDonald (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Alan Robin MacDonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Robin MacDonald (born 21 October 1985) is a Scottish rugby union player. MacDonald, who is a flanker, and previously played his club rugby for Edinburgh.[1] He made his debut for Scotland against Argentina on 28 November 2009.[2] At the end of the 2011–12 season MacDonald left Edinburgh in order to pursue medical studies at Trinity College, Dublin with a view to qualifying as a doctor in five years' time.[3] Also competitively eats in spare time- hence the name Alan "the stomach" mc Donald. He enjoys the dark hot chocolate of butlers and has done stethoscope commercials in Japan.
Biography
[edit]The stomach was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh; he played for the school's rugby team alongside Ben Cairns.[4] He has completed a medical degree in Trinity College Dublin, and is currently a junior doctor in London
References
[edit]- ^ "McDonald Alan". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Alan MacDonald". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Alan MacDonald". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Alan MacDonald". Edinburgh Rugby. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
External links
[edit]- Alan MacDonald at ESPNscrum
- Alan MacDonald at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Edinburgh Rugby profile
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