Ranald Macdonald
Macdonald in New Zealand in 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Ranald Macdonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1928-01-18)18 January 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Consett, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 October 1999(1999-10-02) (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Shotley Bridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranald Macdonald (18 January 1928 – 2 October 1999)[1] was a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh University.[2] Normally a fly-half, he also played at centre and on the wing.
Rugby career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh University RFC at Fly-half, forming a successful half-back pairing with Edinburgh University's scrum half Gus Black.[3]
Provincial career
He was capped for Edinburgh District while still at Edinburgh University. He played in the 1947 inter-city match against Glasgow District, scoring a try.[4] He played on 2 December 1950 inter-city match against Glasgow District.[5]
He played for Cities against Australia in 1947.[6]
International career
He was capped for Scotland four times in 1950, playing in the Five Nations tournament in every game. He was capped at Centre.[citation needed]
He was later capped for British and Irish Lions in the same year, and played on the Wing for the Lions.[2] He scored two tries in games against Wanganui and Ceylon.[2] He had two Lions test caps but played 14 times in total on the tour scoring 14 tries.[2]
References
- ^ "Ranald Macdonald". espn.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Ranald Macdonald". lionsrugby.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.
- ^ English, Tom (5 May 2013). "Gus Black recalls his 1950 Lions experience". scotsman.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Splendid Teamwork in Glasgow Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 4 December 1950.
- ^ "Wallabies' Display Was Best of Tour". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1947.
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