Donald John Hunter Macfadyen (born 11 October 1979) is a former

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player. He played as a Flanker. He made over 100 appearances for

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from 1999 to 2008.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Macfadyen played for

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at an amateur level before being signed for

Professional career

He played for London Scottish but the club went into administration and he returned to Scotland. He played for

from 1999 and racked up well over a hundred caps. He retired from rugby in 2008.

International career

He was the Lloyds TSB Young Player of the Year in season 1999–2000, during which he played eight times for Scotland under-21, seven as captain. Donnie captained Scotland under-21 throughout the Southern Hemisphere Alliance tournament in the summer of 2000, including the draw against Australia and the victory against Tonga. The following season, 2000–2001, he captained Scottish Students against both their French and Welsh counterparts, and last season he played in the corresponding game against the French. It was as a substitute that he had his first appearance for Scotland A, when he was introduced in the 33–13 victory against Italy A at

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in March 2001. Recently, he has played for Scotland A in the Churchill Cup, captaining the side twice. He also made an uncapped appearance for Scotland against the Barbarians, scoring a try at

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. He returned to national rugby with a replacement appearance against Ireland A in March 2002, and he played for Scottish Students against their French counterparts at Inverleith later that month. Macfadyen made his full senior Scotland debut as a substitute in the

tour international match against Canada in Vancouver, and his first Test selection followed against United States a week later in San Francisco. He appeared in all six matches on that tour, three as a replacement.

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