Ian MacDonald (born 22 February 1968) is a South African former
rugby union
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player.
Playing career
MacDonald made his debut for
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* South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...
in 1990 and played 145 matches for Transvaal/Golden Lions/Lions during his career. He was a member of the Transvaal team that won the
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...
in
1993
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.
MacDonald made his test debut for the
Springboks against the New Zealand
All Blacks
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on 15 Augustus 1992 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. He played in six test matches for the Springboks and also played in twelve tour matches, scoring five tries.
Test history
Accolades
MacDonald was voted as one of the five Young Players of the Year for 1990, along with
Andrew Aitken,
Jannie Claassens
Johannes Petrus "Jannie" Claassens (born 30 June 1969) is a South African former rugby union player.
Playing career
As a schoolboy Claassens represented at the 1988 Craven Week tournament. He made his provincial debut for in 1990 and played 10 ...
, Bernard Fourie and
Theo van Rensburg
Jan Theodorus 'Theo' Jansen van Rensburg (born 26 August 1967, in Carletonville), is a former South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team. He played as fullback.
Playing career Provincial rugby
Va ...
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 565
References
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1968 births
Living people
Rugby union players from Pretoria
South African people of Scottish descent
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
White South African people
Rugby union flankers
Golden Lions players
Bulls (rugby union) players