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Leon Raymond MacDonald (born 21 December 1977) is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and now head coach for the Auckland Blues rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, the All Blacks.[1] He played as a first five-eighth (fly-half), centre, and fullback.

Leon MacDonald

Birth name	Leon Raymond MacDonald
Date of birth	(1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Blenheim, New Zealand
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
School	Marlborough Boys' College
Spouse	Hayley Brownlee
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Centre, First five-eighth Current team Blues All Black No. 995 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1996 1996–2006 1997–2009 1998 2004 2009–2010 Marlborough Canterbury Crusaders Chiefs Yamaha Jubilo Kintetsu Liners 33 37 122 5 (62) (48) (327) (23) Correct as of 23 November 2018 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1997 1998–2005 2000–2008 New Zealand Colts New Zealand Māori New Zealand 5 4 56 (2) (15) (141) Correct as of 23 November 2018 Teams coached Years Team 2010–2015 2016–2018 2017 2019– Tasman (assistant) Tasman Crusaders (assistant) Blues Correct as of 23 November 2018

Career

Born in Blenheim, MacDonald made his provincial debut for Marlborough against Buller in 1994. He played 122 matches for the Crusaders and seven for the Chiefs in the Super 14,[2] and played for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship. He was a prodigious goal kicker. He is rare among New Zealand exported players, because he played even better after his return from Japan. In 2008, Sky Sport's Reunion awarded him the Crusader's MVP title for their Super 14 title-winning season.

He played for Burnside in the Christchurch premier competition. He made his All Blacks debut age 22, versus Scotland in 2000. He scored a total of 141 test points (14 tries, 25 conversions, 7 penalties) in the 56 tests he played. He has also appeared for New Zealand Māori, playing three games and scoring 10 points, including the winning try against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 in Hamilton.[3]

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 first five-eighth during the Tri-Nations by All Blacks backline coach to cover for the injured Daniel Carter.

Japan

In 2004 season, MacDonald played for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan.[4] He played for Kintetsu Liners in Japan in the 2009–2010 season.[1] In 2010 he announced his immediate retirement from rugby, after failing to recover from a long-term injury. It was also announced in 2010 that MacDonald would become an assistant coach for the Tasman Makos for the 2010 season.

Cricket

He has also played for Marlborough in the Hawke Cup when they won it in the 1993–94 season.[4]

References

External links

• Crusaders profile
• Leon MacDonald at AllBlacks.com

На других языках

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[de] Leon MacDonald

Leon Raymond MacDonald (* 21. Dezember 1977 in Blenheim) ist ein neuseeländischer Rugby-Union-Trainer und früherer Spieler auf den Positionen des Schlussmanns, Verbindungshalbs und Außendreiviertels. Er spielte 56 Test Matches für die neuseeländische Nationalmannschaft und ist seit 2019 Cheftrainer der Blues aus Auckland.

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- [en] Leon MacDonald

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[ru] Макдональд, Леон

Леон Рэймонд Макдональд (англ. Leon Raymond MacDonald, родился 21 декабря 1977 года в Бленеме) — новозеландский регбист, крикетчик и регбийный тренер, выступавший на позиции флай-хава (первого пяти-восьмого), центра и фуллбэка. Провёл 56 матчей за «Олл Блэкс»[2], в настоящее время является тренером клуба «Блюз».

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