Leon MacDonald
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| Leon MacDonald | |||
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| Full name | Leon Raymond MacDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 1977-12-21 | ||
| Place of birth | Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.81 m | ||
| Weight | 96 kg | ||
| Nickname | Rangi | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Position | Fullback, Inside centre First five-eighths(Fly-half) |
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| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| Canterbury | - | (-) | |
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| Super Rugby | |||
| Crusaders | - | (-) | |
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| National team(s) | |||
| 2000-present | New Zealand NZ Maori |
43 | (131) |
| correct as of 22 January, 2007. | |||
| Other Information | |||
| Occupation | Professional rugby union footballer | ||
| School attended | Marlborough College | ||
Leon Raymond MacDonald (born 21 December 1977 in Blenheim) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays first five-eighths (fly-half) and fullback.
He made his provincial debut for Marlborough against Buller in 1994. He plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship. He is a prodigious goalkicker.
MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended Marlborough Boys' College. He plays for Burnside in the Christchurch premier competition. He made his All Black debut age 22, versus Scotland in 2000. He has currently scored a total of 131 test points (12 tries, 25 conversions, 7 penalties) in the 43 tests he has played. He has also played for New Zealand Maori in which he has played 3 games and scored 10 points. He scored the winning try for the NZ Maori against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 in Hamilton.
Selection Controversies
In the 2003 Rugby World Cup, he was shifted from fullback to centre by All Blacks backline coach Robbie Deans. This proved to be a failure, and was the last time he was ever to be played at centre. In 2005, he was shifted to flyhalf against the Lions by All Blacks backline coach Wayne Smith. This again proved to be a failure as he was never to be played there again.
He has played for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan.
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| New Zealand squad - 2003 Rugby World Cup | ||
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| Forwards: | Braid • Collins • Flynn • Hammett • Hewett • Hoeft • Holah • Jack • McCaw • Mealamu • Meeuws • Somerville • So'oialo • Thorn • Thorne (c) • Williams |  |
| Backs: | Blair • Carter • Devine • Howlett • Kelleher • MacDonald • Marshall • Mauger • Muliaina • Nonu • Ralph • Rokocoko • Spencer • Umaga | |
| Coach: | Mitchell | |
| New Zealand squad - 2006 Tri Nations | ||
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| Forwards: | Collins • Eaton • Hayman • Hore • Jack • McCaw (c) • Masoe • Mealamu • Oliver • Rawlinson • Somerville • So'oialo • Thorne • Tialata • Williams • Woodcock | |
| Backs: | Carter • Cowan • Gear • Hamilton • Howlett • Kelleher • McAlister • MacDonald • Mauger • Muliaina • Rokocoko • Sivivatu • Toeava • Tuitupou • Weepu | |
| Coach: | Henry | |
| Crusaders - 2002 Unbeaten Season - Super 12 Champions | ||
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1 Dave Hewett | 2 Mark Hammett | 3 Greg Somerville | 4 Chris Jack | 5 Norm Maxwell | 6 Reuben Thorne | 7 Richie McCaw | 8 Scott Robertson | 9 Justin Marshall | 10 Andrew Mehrtens | 11 Caleb Ralph | 12 Aaron Mauger | 13 Nathan Mauger | 14 Marika Vunibaka | 15 Leon MacDonald | 16 Greg Feek | 17 Corey Flynn | 18 Bradley Mika | 19 Sam Broomhall | 20 Ben Hurst | 21 Joe Maddock | 22 Ben Blair | Nick White | Johnny Leo’o | Mark Robinson | Coach Robbie Deans |
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