Andy Macdonald is a former

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international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

MacDonald played for Loughborough Students before moving on to play for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. where he gained a blue playing in the Varsity Match in 1989. He later played for Heriot's.

Provincial career

He played for Southland, a province in New Zealand. He played for the

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in the

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. When he moved to play for Heriots, he then turned out for Edinburgh District.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play against France 'B' in 1990. He earned 3 'B' caps in total. He was capped by Scotland 'A' to play against Spain in 1991. He earned 6 'A' caps in total. Macdonald made his international debut on 20 November 1993 at

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in the

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match. He was on the losing side in his only test match. He toured with Scotland to USA/Canada (1991), Australia (1992) and the South Seas (1993). He also represented the Barbarians 8 times including a drawn test match against Scotland in 1991.

References

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