Michael McDonald (rugby union)

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Michael McDonald
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Louth, Republic of Ireland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Youth career
–2012 Dundalk
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022-2023 City of Armagh 5 (35)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Western Force 1 (0)
2022– Ulster 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Connacht (loan) 8 (0)
Correct as of 16 May 2024
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020 Waratahs 5 (0)
2021–2022 Western Force 6 (11)
Correct as of 28 May 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Australia U20 5 (5)
2022 Emerging Ireland 2 (0)

Michael McDonald (born 24 June 1999) [1] is an Irish Australian rugby union player who currently plays for the Irish team Connacht, on loan from Ulster, both of whom compete in the United Rugby Championship (URC). His playing position is scrum-half. He signed to the professional team, the New South Wales Waratahs, in the Super Rugby, for the 2020 season. [2] [3] [4] [5] Ulster announced in July 2022 that McDonald would be joining them on a one-year deal. [6] He was selected for the Emerging Ireland squad for the Toyota Challenge in South Africa in September 2022. [7] In April 2023 it was announced he would move to Connacht on a season-long loan. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael McDonald". NSW Waratahs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "NSW Waratahs Squad". NSW Waratahs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "McDonald and Tizzano join NSW Waratahs" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Michael McDonald". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Two Western Force juniors Carlo Tizzano, Michael McDonald to represent Australia". The West Australian. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Irish-qualified McDonald to link-up with Ulster from Western Force". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein", Irish Rugby, 14 September 2022
  8. ↑ "Declan Moore & Michael McDonald join Connacht", Connacht Rugby, 27 April 2023


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