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class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Notable relative(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Macdonald_(sportsman)" title="Jack Macdonald (sportsman)">Jack Macdonald</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lynne_Macdonald" title="Lynne Macdonald">Lynne Macdonald</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hoani_MacDonald" title="Hoani MacDonald">Hoani MacDonald</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Joseph" title="Jamie Joseph">Jamie Joseph</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;color:inherit;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Position(s)</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a 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href="/wiki/Canterbury_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Canterbury Rugby Football Union">Canterbury</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 37</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (48)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1997–2009</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Crusaders_(rugby_union)" title="Crusaders (rugby union)">Crusaders</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 122</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (327)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1998</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Chiefs_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiefs (rugby union)">Chiefs</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 5</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (23)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2004</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Jubilo" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamaha Jubilo">Yamaha Jubilo</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> ()</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2009–2010</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Liners" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Liners">Kintetsu Liners</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> ()</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold; color: #555; text-align: left;">Correct as of 23 November 2018</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;color:inherit;">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1997</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_under-21_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team">New Zealand Colts</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 5</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1998–2005</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_All_Blacks" title="Māori All Blacks">New Zealand Māori</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 4</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2000–2008</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 56</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (141)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold; color: #555; text-align: left;">Correct as of 23 November 2018</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;color:inherit;">Coaching career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2010–2015</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Rugby_Union" title="Tasman Rugby Union">Tasman</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2016–2018</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Rugby_Union" title="Tasman Rugby Union">Tasman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2017</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Crusaders_(rugby_union)" title="Crusaders (rugby union)">Crusaders</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2019–2023</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Blues_(Super_Rugby)" title="Blues (Super Rugby)">Blues</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2024</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="All Blacks">All Blacks</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold; color: #555; text-align: left;">Correct as of 23 November 2018</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>Leon Raymond MacDonald</b> (born 21 December 1977) is a retired New Zealand <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> footballer, and former head coach for the <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Auckland Blues">Auckland Blues</a> rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, the <a href="/wiki/All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="All Blacks">All Blacks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stuff_confirmed_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stuff_confirmed-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played as a <a href="/wiki/Fly-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly-half (rugby union)">first five-eighth (fly-half)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">centre</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">fullback</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leon_MacDonald&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Blenheim,_New_Zealand" title="Blenheim, New Zealand">Blenheim</a>, MacDonald made his provincial debut for Marlborough against Buller in 1994. He played 122 matches for the <a href="/wiki/Crusaders_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crusaders (rugby)">Crusaders</a> and seven for the <a href="/wiki/Chiefs_(Super_rugby_franchise)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiefs (Super rugby franchise)">Chiefs</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super 14</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and played for <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_RFU" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury RFU">Canterbury</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Provincial_Championship_(1976%E2%80%932005)" title="National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)">National Provincial Championship</a>. He was 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 <i>Reunion</i> awarded him the Crusader's MVP title for their Super 14 title-winning season. </p><p>He played for Burnside in the <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> premier competition. He made his <a href="/wiki/All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="All Blacks">All Blacks</a> debut age 22, versus <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> in 2000. He scored a total of 141 test points (14 tries, 25 conversions, 7 penalties) in the 56 tests he played. He has also appeared for <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_All_Blacks" title="Māori All Blacks">New Zealand Māori</a>, playing three games and scoring 10 points, including the winning try against the <a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="British and Irish Lions">British and Irish Lions</a> in 2005 in Hamilton.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003 Rugby World Cup</a>, he was shifted from fullback to centre by All Blacks backline coach <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Deans" title="Robbie Deans">Robbie Deans</a>. This proved to be a failure, and the last time he played at centre. In 2005, he was shifted to first five-eighth during the Tri-Nations by All Blacks backline coach to cover for the injured Daniel Carter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leon_MacDonald&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004 season, MacDonald played for <a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Jubilo" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamaha Jubilo">Yamaha Jubilo</a> in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-NZHerald10331461_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZHerald10331461-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played for <a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Liners" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Liners">Kintetsu Liners</a> in Japan in the 2009–2010 season.<sup id="cite_ref-stuff_confirmed_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stuff_confirmed-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010 he announced his immediate retirement from rugby, after failing to recover from a long-term injury. It was also announced in 2010 that MacDonald would become an assistant coach for the <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Rugby_Union" title="Tasman Rugby Union">Tasman Makos</a> for the 2010 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All_Blacks">All Blacks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leon_MacDonald&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: All Blacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>McDonald was appointed as an assistant coach for the All Blacks in 2024, a specialising in the attack area for the All Blacks. After five tests in the role, two of which were rugby championship games, McDonald decided to resign and left his role due to having differing views with the head coach <a href="/wiki/Scott_Robertson_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Robertson (rugby union)">Scott Robertson</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cricket">Cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leon_MacDonald&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He has also played for Marlborough in the <a href="/wiki/Hawke_Cup" title="Hawke Cup">Hawke Cup</a> when they won it in the <a href="/wiki/1993-94_New_Zealand_cricket_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1993-94 New Zealand cricket season">1993–94</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-NZHerald10331461_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZHerald10331461-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leon_MacDonald&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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