John MacDonald (rugby union, born 1890)

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

John MacDonald

Birth name	John MacKinnon MacDonald
Date of birth	7 December 1890
Date of death	1 June 1980 (aged 89)
Place of death	Portree, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh Wanderers () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1910 1911 Edinburgh District Blues Trial () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1911 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played club rugby for Edinburgh Wanderers.[2]

Provincial career

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

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

References

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 | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Macdonald - Test matches". ESPN scrum.