Alan MacDonald (rugby union)

Alan MacDonald

Personal information
Full name	Alan Robin MacDonald
Date of birth	21 October 1985
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg
Club information
Position	Flanker
Current club	Edinburgh
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2005–2012 Edinburgh 71 (20)
Representative teams**
2009–2012 Scotland 04 0(0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 15:19, 11 March 2010 (UTC). ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 18:01, 15 March 2010 (UTC).

Alan Robin MacDonald (born 21 October 1985) is a Scottish rugby union player. MacDonald, who is a flanker, and previously played his club rugby for Edinburgh.^[1] He made his debut for Scotland against Argentina on 28 November 2009.^[2] At the end of the 2011/12 Season MacDonald left Edinburgh in order to pursue medical studies at Trinity College, Dublin with a view to qualifying as a doctor in five years’ time. ^[3]

Biography

MacDonald was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh; he played for the school's rugby team alongside Ben Cairns.^[4] He is currently doing medicine in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

References

1. "McDonald Alan". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
2. "Alan MacDonald". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
3. "Alan MacDonald". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
4. "Alan MacDonald". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2010.

External links

• Edinburgh Rugby profile