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| Leon MacDonald | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leon Raymond MacDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Rangi | ||
| School | Marlborough Boys' College | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback,Centre, First five-eighths | ||
| New Zealand No. | 993 | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2004 2009 |
 Yamaha Jubilo Kintetsu Liners |
- | (-) |
| correct as of 2008-02-05. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| 1997–2003, 2005 - 2009; 1994–1996 |
 Canterbury Marlborough Rugby Union |
37 33 |
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| Super Rugby | |||
| 1998–2003, 2005–2009; 1998 1997 |
Crusaders Chiefs Crusaders |
92 5 7 |
(258) (23) (-) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000–03, 05– 2005 |
New Zealand NZ Maori |
51 3 |
(141) (10) |
| correct as of 22 January 2007. | |||
Leon Raymond MacDonald (born 21 December 1977 in Blenheim) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays first five-eighths (fly-half) and fullback.
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Biography
MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended Marlborough Boys' College. He is married to Hayley.
Career
He made his provincial debut for Marlborough against Buller in 1994. He plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship. He is a prodigious goal kicker. He is rare among New Zealand exported players, because he played even better after his return from Japan. In 2008, Sky Sport's Reunion awarded him the Crusader's MVP title for their Super 14 title winning season.
He plays for Burnside in the Christchurch premier competition. He made his All Blacks debut age 22, versus Scotland in 2000. He has currently scored a total of 131 test points (12 tries, 25 conversions, 7 penalties) in the 43 tests he has played. He has also played for New Zealand Maori in which he has played 3 games and scored 10 points. He scored the winning try for the NZ Maori against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 in Hamilton.
In the 2003 Rugby World Cup, he was shifted from fullback to centre by All Blacks backline coach Robbie Deans. This proved to be a failure, and was the last time he was ever to be played at centre. In 2005, he was shifted to flyhalf against the Lions by All Blacks backline coach Wayne Smith. This again proved to be a failure as he was never to be played there again.
Japan
In 2004 season, MacDonald had played for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan. He will play for Kintetsu Liners in Japan from the 2009 season after signing a two year contract.
Cricket
He has also played for Marlborough in the Hawke Cup when they won it in the 1993-94.
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