Quentin Joseph Reuben William Jordan MacDonald (born 25 September 1988) is a New Zealand

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player who currently plays for in the Bunnings NPC. His position is

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. He has previously played

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for the , and the .

Early life

Born in Blenheim, MacDonald was educated at

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and played for the school's top side in 2005 and 2006.

Tasman

MacDonald played 78 games for between 2007 and 2015 before going to play overseas. He returned to the Mako ahead of the

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. MacDonald played 11 games and scored 3 tries for the side in the 2020 season as they went on to win the competition for the second time in a row. MacDonald became only the third player to play 100 games for the province during the

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in the final against , the Mako however could not get across the line, losing 23–20.

Super Rugby

MacDonald played 24 games for the between 2010 and 2012. He made the move north to the ahead of the

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. He had one season with the in

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, playing 13 games. MacDonald returned to the Blues for the

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finishing his time at the side with 20 matches. He returned to the as an injury replacement during the

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season in 2021 but did not play.

Overseas

MacDonald signed with Irish side on a three-month contract in 2014 where he played 3 games. In 2016 he moved to

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where he played for . He spent five seasons with the side playing a total of 100 games.

International

MacDonald played for the

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in 2008, playing 5 games. He made the

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in 2012 and played 3 games but didn't make the team again until 2015 where he played another 2 games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald, Quentin 1988 births Living people Blues (Super Rugby) players Chiefs (rugby union) players Crusaders (rugby union) players Māori All Blacks players Munster Rugby players New Zealand rugby union players Oyonnax Rugby players People educated at Marlborough Boys' College Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Blenheim, New Zealand Tasman rugby union players