Michael McDonald (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 24 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Louth, County Louth, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael McDonald (born 24 June 1999 in Republic of Ireland)[1] is an Irish born rugby union player who plays for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship. His playing position is scrum-half. He signed to the New South Wales Waratahs squad for the 2020 season.[2][3][4][5] Ulster announced in July 2022 that McDonald would be joining them on a one year deal.[6] He was selected for the Emerging Ireland squad for the Toyota Challenge in South Africa in September 2022.[7] In April 2023 it was announced he would move to Connacht on a season-long loan.[8]
Reference list
- ^ "Michael McDonald". NSW Waratahs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "NSW Waratahs Squad". NSW Waratahs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "McDonald and Tizzano join NSW Waratahs" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Michael McDonald". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Two Western Force juniors Carlo Tizzano, Michael McDonald to represent Australia". The West Australian. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Irish-qualified McDonald to link-up with Ulster from Western Force". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein", Irish Rugby, 14 September 2022
- ^ "Declan Moore & Michael McDonald join Connacht", Connacht Rugby, 27 April 2023
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- 1999 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Living people
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Perth Spirit players
- Sydney (NRC team) players
- Western Force players
- Rugby union players from County Louth
- Ulster Rugby players
- Connacht Rugby players
- Irish rugby union players
- Australian rugby union biography stubs