Hoani MacDonald (born 21 August 1978) is a former New Zealand

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player and current coach. He played provincial rugby for Southland, and for the Highlanders in

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. In September 2008, he joined Welsh side the Newport Gwent Dragons in the

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. MacDonald signed with the

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for the

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. On 20 October 2012, MacDonald suffered a cardiac arrest in a match for Southland against Counties Manukau in an

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semi final. He had CPR performed on the pitch, before being transferred to hospital and placed in an induced coma. MacDonald was in hospital for one week and doctors fitted him with an

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. As a result, he retired from playing rugby. In 2015, it was announced MacDonald had become the Southland coach for at least the next two seasons. He has been part of the coaching staff since his retirement.

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