John MacDonald (rugby union, born 1890)

Scottish rugby union player (1890–1980)

Rugby player

John MacDonald

Birth name| John MacKinnon MacDonald

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Date of birth| (1890-12-07)7 December 1890
Date of death| 1 June 1980(1980-06-01) (aged 89)
Place of death| Portree, Scotland
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Wing

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Edinburgh Wanderers|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1910
1911|  Edinburgh District
Blues Trial|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1911|  Scotland|  1|  (0)

John MacDonald (7 December 1890 – 1 June 1980) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

## Rugby Union career[edit]

### Amateur career[edit]

He played club rugby for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]

### Provincial career[edit]

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1910 inter-city match. Edinburgh won the match 26–5, with MacDonald scoring a try.[3]

He played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911, while still with Edinburgh Wanderers. He scored 3 tries for the Blues, but it could not prevent a 26–19 win for the Whites.[4]

### International career[edit]

He was capped once for the Scotland international rugby union team in 1911.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "John MacKinnon Macdonald". ESPN scrum.
2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Macdonald - Test matches". ESPN scrum.

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