Birth name | Ranald Macdonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 January 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Consett, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 October 1999 | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Shotley Bridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranald Macdonald (18 January 1928 – 2 October 1999) [1] was a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh University. [2] Normally a fly-half, he also played at centre and on the wing.
He played for Edinburgh University RFC at Fly-half, forming a successful half-back pairing with Edinburgh University's scrum half Gus Black. [3]
He was capped for Edinburgh District while still at Edinburgh University. He played in the 1947 inter-city match against Glasgow District, scoring a try. [4] He played on 2 December 1950 inter-city match against Glasgow District. [5]
He played for Cities against Australia in 1947. [6]
He was capped for Scotland four times in 1950, playing in the Five Nations tournament in every game. He was capped at Centre.[ citation needed]
He was later capped for British and Irish Lions in the same year, and played on the Wing for the Lions. [2] He scored two tries in games against Wanganui and Ceylon. [2] He had two Lions test caps but played 14 times in total on the tour scoring 14 tries. [2]
Birth name | Ranald Macdonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 January 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Consett, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 October 1999 | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Shotley Bridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranald Macdonald (18 January 1928 – 2 October 1999) [1] was a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh University. [2] Normally a fly-half, he also played at centre and on the wing.
He played for Edinburgh University RFC at Fly-half, forming a successful half-back pairing with Edinburgh University's scrum half Gus Black. [3]
He was capped for Edinburgh District while still at Edinburgh University. He played in the 1947 inter-city match against Glasgow District, scoring a try. [4] He played on 2 December 1950 inter-city match against Glasgow District. [5]
He played for Cities against Australia in 1947. [6]
He was capped for Scotland four times in 1950, playing in the Five Nations tournament in every game. He was capped at Centre.[ citation needed]
He was later capped for British and Irish Lions in the same year, and played on the Wing for the Lions. [2] He scored two tries in games against Wanganui and Ceylon. [2] He had two Lions test caps but played 14 times in total on the tour scoring 14 tries. [2]