Scott William Donald (born 14 February 1980) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played in the

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for Australian clubs,

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and

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, and in the

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for English club,

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, usually on the .

Playing career

National Rugby League

Scott Donald was born in

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, and made his

(NRL) début for the

in Round 19 of the

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: a 14–10 win over the Adelaide Rams at the Malanda Stadium in

. Donald only played four games in three seasons with the Cowboys before signing with Sydney based team the

at the end of the 2000 season. Donald made 14 appearances for Parramatta in

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, but injury saw him miss the 2001 NRL Grand Final loss to the

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. Injury restricted him to just seven games in

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, and at the end of the year he left the Parramatta club to join the

. At Manly, Donald would finally cement a first grade spot on the wing and he played in 68 games for the Manly side over three seasons and was the club's leading try scorer in

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, crossing for 21 tries in 24 games.

Super League

After three seasons at Manly in which he scored 48 tries in 68 games, Donald left the NRL and joined English

club the

at the back end of 2005 as a replacement for outgoing winger Mark Calderwood. Donald scored a try on début for the Leeds club against the

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at Headingley Carnegie Stadium in

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on 11 February 2006. He was the 3rd top try scoring winger in the league in 2006, with only St Helens' Ade Gardner, and Catalans' Justin Murphy scoring more tries than he did. In the 2007 Super League season, he went on to score a total of 20 tries and has still to miss a match for the Leeds side on completing his third season. In September 2007, Donald was named in the Super League Dream Team. In October 2007, Donald scored a try in Leeds 33–6 victory over St Helens at Old Trafford in the Super League Grand Final. Donald was named in the Super League Dream Team for 2008's

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season. Donald played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens. Donald played on the wing for the Leeds club in their 20–28 loss to his former team Manly in the 2009 World Club Challenge at

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in Leeds. Donald played in the

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victory over St. Helens at

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. Donald retired from playing at the end of the 2010 Super League season.

References

External links

NRL profileLeeds Rhinos profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Donald, Scott 1980 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Leeds Rhinos players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players North Queensland Cowboys players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league players from Townsville Rugby league wingers