Ranald Macdonald

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Ranald Macdonald

Macdonald in New Zealand in 1950
Birth name	Ranald Macdonald
Date of birth	(1928-01-18)18 January 1928
Place of birth	Consett, England
Date of death	2 October 1999(1999-10-02) (aged 71)
Place of death	Shotley Bridge, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fly-half / Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh University RFC () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh District () - Cities District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1950 Scotland 6 (6) 1950 British and Irish Lions 2 (3)

Ranald Macdonald (18 January 1928 – 2 October 1999)^[1] was a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh University.^[2] Normally a fly-half, he also played at centre and on the wing.

Rugby career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh University RFC at Fly-half, forming a successful half-back pairing with Edinburgh University's scrum half Gus Black.^[3]

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District while still at Edinburgh University. He played in the 1947 inter-city match against Glasgow District, scoring a try.^[4] He played on 2 December 1950 inter-city match against Glasgow District.^[5]

He played for Cities against Australia in 1947.^[6]

International career

He was capped for Scotland four times in 1950, playing in the Five Nations tournament in every game. He was capped at Centre.^{[citation needed]}

He was later capped for British and Irish Lions in the same year, and played on the Wing for the Lions.^[2] He scored two tries in games against Wanganui and Ceylon.^[2] He had two Lions test caps but played 14 times in total on the tour scoring 14 tries.^[2]

References

1. "Ranald Macdonald". espn.co.uk.
2. "Ranald Macdonald". lionsrugby.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.
3. English, Tom (5 May 2013). "Gus Black recalls his 1950 Lions experience". scotsman.com.
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
5. "Splendid Teamwork in Glasgow Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 4 December 1950.
6. "Wallabies' Display Was Best of Tour". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1947.