Dugald MacDonald

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Dugald MacDonald
Birth nameDugald Alexander MacDonald
Date of birth (1950-01-20) 20 January 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
School Diocesan College, Cape Town
University University of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1972–1975 Western Province ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1974 South Africa 1

Dugald Alexander MacDonald (born 20 January 1950) is a South African former rugby union player of Scottish origins. He played for South Africa against the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa. [1] [2]

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His younger brother Donald was capped for Scotland seven times. [1]

Biography

Based in Cape Town, MacDonald played provincial rugby in South Africa for Western Province from 1972 to 1975. [3] He acted as the President of the University of Cape Town Rugby Club for 15 years with his tenure coming to an end during the first quarter of 2019. [4] His elder son, Dugald MacDonald, plays flanker for the Oxford Greyhounds, while his younger son, Alexander MacDonald, played flanker for the University of Cape Town 1st team in 2011 and 2012. [5] [ citation needed ]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults (RSA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.British and Irish Lions flag with no Lion.svg  British Lions 9–28 Number 8 22 June 1974 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

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References

  1. 1 2 Bath, p139
  2. "Dugald Alexander Macdonald". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. Parker, A. C. (1983). W.P. Rugby : centenary, 1883-1983. Western Province Rugby Football Union (South Africa) (1st ed.). Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa: WPRFU. p. 126. ISBN   0-620-06555-9. OCLC   54188953.
  4. "Global leader is new Ikey Tigers president". www.news.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "UJ lay down serious marker". Varsity Cup. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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