George McDonald (rugby league)

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George McDonald
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Smith McDonald [1]
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Unknown (WRL)
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Waikato
1954–56 New Zealand 60000
Source: [2]

George McDonald is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.

Playing career

McDonald played in the Waikato Rugby League competition and represented Waikato. He made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1954 at the inaugural World Cup. McDonald was selected to go on the 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France. He played in six test matches for New Zealand, playing his last in 1955 against France.

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References

  1. McDONALD, George Smith - 1954 - 56 Archived April 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.