Leon MacDonald
Player information | ||
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Full name | Leon Raymond MacDonald | |
birthday | December 21, 1977 | |
place of birth | Blenheim , New Zealand | |
society | ||
society | Canterbury | |
position |
Goalkeeper , connection half inner three quarters and outer three quarters |
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Clubs as active | ||
Years | society | Games (points) |
2004 | Marlborough | |
Canterbury | ||
Yamaha Jubilo | ||
Chiefs (Super 12) | ||
Crusaders | ||
National team | ||
Years | National team | Games (points) |
2000– | New Zealand | 54 (141) |
2005 | New Zealand Māori | 3 (10) |
Status: June 30, 2007 |
Leon Raymond MacDonald (born December 21, 1977 in Blenheim ) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays as a goalkeeper , liaison half and sometimes as an outside three quarters .
He made his debut in New Zealand provincial rugby in 1994 for Marlborough against Buller. He currently plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup . He has also played for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan.
Career
MacDonald went to Marlborough Boys' College. He played for Burnside in the Christchurch Premier Competition and made his debut with the All Blacks in 2000 at the age of 22 in a game against Scotland . To date he has scored 131 points (12 attempts , 25 raises, 7 penalties) in 43 international matches. He has also played in three games for the New Zealand Māori , in which he scored 10 points. He scored the attempt for the New Zealand Māori, which brought victory over the British and Irish Lions in Hamilton in 2005 .
Lineup Controversies
At the 2003 World Cup , MacDonald was suggested by the then assistant coach of the All Blacks back line, Robbie Deans, instead of being the goalkeeper as the inner three-quarters. This experiment failed, however, and it was the last time he played as the inner three-quarters. In 2005, he was suggested as a liaison half against the Lions by the All Blacks backcourt assistant coach Wayne Smith. This failed again and he no longer played in this position.
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SURNAME | MacDonald, Leon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacDonald, Leon Raymond (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand rugby union player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Blenheim |