Kiran McDonald

Last updated

Kiran McDonald
Date of birth (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight116 kg (18.3 st; 256 lb)
School Boclair Academy
University City of Glasgow College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2014 Glasgow Academicals ()
2014–2016 Glasgow Hawks ()
2016–2017 Hull ()
2017–2018 Glasgow Hawks ()
2018–2022 Currie ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
2017–2022 Glasgow Warriors 54 (0)
2022 Wasps 4 (0)
2022–2023 Munster 3 (0)
2023– Newcastle Falcons ()
Correct as of 1 January 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Barbarians 1 (0)
Correct as of 20 November 2022

Kiran McDonald Seran [1] (born 11 January 1994) is a Scottish rugby union player. He plays as a lock.

Contents

Rugby union career

Amateur career

McDonald has played for Glasgow Academicals, Glasgow Hawks, Hull and Currie at an amateur level. [2] [3] [1] [4] [5]

Professional career

McDonald played for Glasgow Warriors against Canada 'A' on 30 August 2016 in a 63–0 win for the Warriors at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling. [6] He re-joined with the Warriors on 5 May 2017 for the 2017–18 season. He made his competitive debut for the Warriors away against the Ospreys in the Pro14 on 26 November 2017. He started the match which ended in a 7-try demolition of the Welsh side. [7]

McDonald moved to Wasps ahead of the 2022–23 season but was made redundant on 17 October 2022 along with all other players and coaching staff when Wasps entered administration. [8] He subsequently joined Irish United Rugby Championship club Munster on a three-month contract as injury cover in late October 2022, [9] and made his senior competitive debut for the province when he started in their historic 28–14 win against a South Africa XV in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 10 November 2022. [10] McDonald departed the province upon the completion of his three-month contract at the end of January 2023. [11] He will join English club Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract from the 2023–24 season. [12]

International career

McDonald was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2021 summer internationals. [13] He played for the Barbarians in their 31–30 win against Bath on 20 November 2022. [14]

Outside of rugby

In 2012, as an RAF cadet, McDonald Seran won the Kriegie Trophy. The trophy is awarded to the cadet who, in the opinion of the officers, is the best of the air cadets to attend the course in that particular year. A motion was lodged in the Scottish Parliament by his local SNP MSP, Fiona McLeod, to congratulate McDonald's achievement. [15] [16]

Honours

Munster

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glasgow Warriors</span> Scottish rugby union club, based in Glasgow

Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became the first Scottish team to win a major trophy in rugby union's professional era. In 2023-24 they became the first Scottish side to win the United Rugby Championship in its current form. The side is known for its fast, dynamic and attacking style of play, using offloads and quick rucks. Defensively the club prides itself on its 'Fortress Scotstoun' where the club play at home.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruaridh Jackson</span> Scotland international rugby union player

Ruaridh James Howard Jackson is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14. Jackson started his career playing at fly-half, but soon transitioned to playing at full-back, where he usually remained on his return to Glasgow Warriors in 2017.

Tim Swinson is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His preferred position was lock. He recently played for Saracens in Premiership Rugby. He retired from rugby in June 2022.

The 2015–16 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro12 and the European Champions Cup.

Marr College

Murray McConnell is a former Scotland Club XV international and Nottingham Rugby rugby union player who plays at the scrum-half position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Horne (rugby union)</span> Scotland international rugby union player

George Horne is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.

Guy Perrett is a doctor and former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player who played with Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position was Lock. Perrett's rugby career spanned the amateur and professional era.

During the 2016–17 season, the Glasgow Warriors competed in the Guinness Pro12 and the European Champions Cup. It was the team's last season under head coach Gregor Townsend. Due to flooding of its grass pitch, an artificial-turf surface was installed at Scotstoun Stadium.

Hamilton Burr is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the Bunnings NPC. He previously was a Stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player assigned to Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at flanker.

The 2017–18 season saw Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro14 and the European Champions Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stafford McDowall</span> Scottish rugby union player

Kenneth Stafford Iain McDowall is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.

The 2019–20 season will see Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the Guinness Pro14 and the European Champions Cup. Due to the coronavirus pandemic the season was postponed in May 2020. It continued with a very restricted season finale in August 2020.

George Thornton is a former Scotland U20 international rugby union player who plays for Ayrshire Bulls as a prop. He also plays for the Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby (MLR).

The 2021–22 season will see Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

The 2022–23 Munster Rugby season was Munster's twenty-second season competing in the United Rugby Championship, alongside which they competed in the European Rugby Champions Cup. It was Graham Rowntree's first season as head coach following his promotion.

The 2022–23 season will see Glasgow Warriors compete in the competitions: the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Euan Ferrie is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. He plays at Flanker and Lock.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kiran thanks Hull for opportunity that led to Glasgow return". Hull RUFC. 28 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors: Kiran McDonald". glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kiran McDonald - 2nd XV". glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pro-player draft". glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Warriors finish pre-season with convincing win over Canada 'A' - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ospreys V Glasgow Warriors".
  8. ↑ "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". Coventry Telegraph. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kiran McDonald Joins Munster On Short-Term Deal". Munster Rugby. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Report | Munster Secure Historic Victory Over SA Select XV". Munster Rugby. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kiran McDonald: Newcastle Falcons sign former Wasps lock for 2023-24". BBC Sport . 22 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC Sport. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Match Report: Bath Rugby 30-31 Barbarians". Bath Rugby. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "RAF Air Cadets News". mod.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Kriegie Trophy Presentation". westscotlandaircadets.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.