| Leon MacDonald | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leon Raymond MacDonald | ||
| Date of birth | December 21, 1977 | ||
| Date of birth | December 21 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays History The sheltered coastal bays of Marlborough supported a small Māori population possibly as early as the 12th century. Geography Marlborough's geography can be roughly divided into four sections New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Rangi | ||
| School | Marlborough College | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback,Centre, First five-eighths | ||
| All Black No. | 993 | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2004 |  Yamaha Jubilo |
- | (-) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| 1997–03, 05– 1994–1996 |
 Canterbury Marlborough Rugby Union |
37 33 |
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| Super Rugby | |||
| 1998–03, 05– 1998 1997 |
Crusaders Chiefs Crusaders |
92 5 7 |
(258) (23) (-) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000–03, 05– 2005 |
New Zealand NZ Maori |
51 3 |
(141) (10) |
Leon Raymond MacDonald (born 21 December 1977 in Blenheim) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Yamaha Jubilo rugby union team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004-5 The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New Marlborough Rugby Union was a New Zealand Rugby union team that played from 1888-2005 The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The Chiefs (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs) are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton New Zealand. For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The following is a list of international Rugby union teams The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. New Zealand Māori is the name of a Rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays History The sheltered coastal bays of Marlborough supported a small Māori population possibly as early as the 12th century. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short He plays first five-eighths (fly-half) and fullback. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15
He made his provincial debut for Marlborough against Buller in 1994. He plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship. For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New The National Provincial Championship, or NPC, was the predecessor to the current Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship in New Zealand rugby He is a prodigious goalkicker, and a player who has continually showed exemplary commitment in defense with little apparent concern for his own welfare, as is shown by his concerning nuber of concussions. Macdonalds game has grown from strength to strength as is a rare breed among New Zealand exported players in that he came back and played even better after his leave to Japan. From fullback Leon is a dangerous attacking weapon with the gift of seemingly always to beat a few tacklers. Leon is the fucking man and Canterbury will love you forever. Leon's 2008 season with the Crusaders has seen him play in the form of his life which resulted in Sky Sport's rugby television programme Reunion giving him the Crusader's MVP for their Super 14 title winning season
MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended Marlborough Boys' College. He plays for Burnside in the Christchurch premier competition. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand He made his All Black debut age 22, versus Scotland in 2000. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. He has currently scored a total of 131 test points (12 tries, 25 conversions, 7 penalties) in the 43 tests he has played. He has also played for New Zealand Maori in which he has played 3 games and scored 10 points. New Zealand Māori is the name of a Rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. He scored the winning try for the NZ Maori against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 in Hamilton. New Zealand Māori is the name of a Rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from
Selection Controversies
In the 2003 Rugby World Cup, he was shifted from fullback to centre by All Blacks backline coach Robbie Deans. This proved to be a failure, and was the last time he was ever to be played at centre. In 2005, he was shifted to flyhalf against the Lions by All Blacks backline coach Wayne Smith. This again proved to be a failure as he was never to be played there again.
He has played for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan. Yamaha Jubilo rugby union team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004-5
He has also played for Marlborough in the Hawke Cup when they won it in the 1993-94. The Hawke Cup is a Cricket competition for New Zealand 's District Associations This article describes the history of New Zealand cricket from the 1970-71 season until 2000.
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