Hoani MacDonald

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Hoani MacDonald
Birth nameHoani MacDonald
Date of birth (1978-08-21) 21 August 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Invercargill, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb)
Notable relative(s) Lynne Macdonald
Jamie Joseph (cousin)
Jack Macdonald (great-uncle)
Dan Udy (great-great-uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–10 Newport Gwent 40 (10)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000–08, 2010–12 Southland 52 (15)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–08, 2012 Highlanders 33 (10)
2011–12 Melbourne Rebels 6 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–08 New Zealand Māori
2006–07 Junior All Blacks
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2015 – Southland

Hoani MacDonald (born 21 August 1978) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and current coach. He played provincial rugby for Southland, and for the Highlanders in Super Rugby.

In September 2008, he joined Welsh side the Newport Gwent Dragons in the Celtic League. [1]

MacDonald signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 Super Rugby season. [2]

On 20 October 2012, MacDonald suffered a cardiac arrest in a match for Southland against Counties Manukau in an ITM Cup semi final. He had CPR performed on the pitch, before being transferred to hospital and placed in an induced coma. [3] MacDonald was in hospital for one week and doctors fitted him with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. [4] As a result, he retired from playing rugby. [5]

In 2015, it was announced MacDonald had become the Southland coach for at least the next two seasons. He has been part of the coaching staff since his retirement. [4] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dragons sign Highlander MacDonald". UK: BBC Sport. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Smith, Wayne (23 April 2010). "Melbourne Rebels add Greg Somerville, Hoani McDonald to ranks". The Australian. News. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Stags' Hoani MacDonald in induced coma". Stuff.co.nz. News. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Macdonald to take Stags reins". Stuff. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Tahana, Yvonne (19 February 2013). "Survivor puts his heart into charity". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Macdonald honoured to get job". Stuff. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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