Ian MacDonald (rugby union)
| Birth name | Ian MacDonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rhodesfield Technical High School, Kempton Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian MacDonald (born 22 February 1968) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]MacDonald made his debut for Transvaal in 1990 and played 145 matches for Transvaal/Golden Lions/Lions during his career. He was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993.
MacDonald made his test debut for the Springboks against the New Zealand All Blacks on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. He played in six test matches for the Springboks and also played in twelve tour matches, scoring five tries.[2]
Test history
[edit]| No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  New Zealand |
24–27 | Flanker | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 2. |  Australia |
3–26 | Flanker | 22 August 1992 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 3. |  France |
20–20 | Flanker | 26 June 1993 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
| 4. | Australia |
12–19 | Flanker | 21 August 1993 | Sydney Football Stadium (SFG), Sydney | |
| 5. |  England |
27–9 | Flanker | 11 June 1994 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
| 6. |  Samoa |
60–8 | Replacement | 13 April 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
Accolades
[edit]MacDonald was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1990, along with Andrew Aitken, Jannie Claassens, Bernard Fourie and Theo van Rensburg
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 565
References
[edit]- ^ "Ian MacDonald =ESPN scrum". Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 152, 276. ISBN 0958423148.