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Andrew MacDonald (rugby union)

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Andy Macdonald
Birth nameAndrew Edward Douglas Macdonald
Date of birth (1966-10-17) 17 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birthNairn, Scotland[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Loughborough Students ()
Cambridge University ()
Heriot's ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Southland ()
- Anglo-Scots ()
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990-92 Scotland 'B' 3 (0)
1991-93 Scotland 'A' 6 (0)
1993 Scotland 1 (0)

Andy Macdonald is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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MacDonald played for Loughborough Students before moving on to play for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. where he gained a blue playing in the Varsity Match in 1989.

He later played for Heriot's.

Provincial career

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He played for Southland, a province in New Zealand.

He played for the Scottish Exiles in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.

When he moved to play for Heriots, he then turned out for Edinburgh District.[2]

International career

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He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play against France 'B' in 1990. He earned 3 'B' caps in total.

He was capped by Scotland 'A' to play against Spain in 1991. He earned 6 'A' caps in total.

Macdonald made his international debut on 20 November 1993 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs New Zealand match.[1] He was on the losing side in his only test match.[1]

He toured with Scotland to USA/Canada (1991), Australia (1992) and the South Seas (1993).

He also represented the Barbarians 8 times including a drawn test match against Scotland in 1991.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Andrew Macdonald Profile on scrum.com
  2. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.