George McDonald (rugby league)

New Zealand rugby league footballer

George McDonald

Personal information

Full name| George Smith McDonald[1]
Born| New Zealand

Playing information

Position| Second-row
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
| Unknown (WRL)  |  |  |  |  |
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
| Waikato |  |  |  |  |
1954–56  | New Zealand | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [2]

George McDonald is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.

## Playing career

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McDonald played in the Waikato Rugby League competition and represented Waikato. He made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1954 at the inaugural World Cup. McDonald was selected to go on the 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France. He played in six test matches for New Zealand, playing his last in 1955 against France.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ McDONALD, George Smith - 1954 - 56 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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New Zealand squad – 1954 Rugby League World Cup

* Cyril Eastlake (c)
* Alister Atkinson (vc)
* Doug Anderson
* Jimmy Edwards
* Neville Denton
* Jim Austin
* Ron McKay
* Bill Sorensen
* George Menzies
* Len Eriksen

* Lory Blanchard
* John Bond
* Cliff Johnson
* Bill McLennan
* Jock Butterfield
* George McDonald
* John Yates
* Ian Grey
* Coach: Jim Amos

*[Pld]: Played
*[T]: Tries
*[G]: Goals
*[FG]: Field goals
*[P]: Points
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