Alan MacDonald (rugby union)
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Birth name | Alan Robin MacDonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] Also competitively eats in spare time- hence the name Alan "the stomach" mc Donald. He enjoys the dark hot chocolate of butlers and has done stethoscope commercials in Japan.
Biography
The stomach was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh; he played for the school's rugby team alongside Ben Cairns.[4] He has completed a medical degree in Trinity College Dublin, and is currently a junior doctor in London
References
- ^ "McDonald Alan". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Alan MacDonald". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Alan MacDonald". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Alan MacDonald". Edinburgh Rugby. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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- Alan MacDonald at ESPNscrum
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