Michael McDonald
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999
Place of birthLouth, County Louth, Republic of Ireland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Ulster on loan to Connacht
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- Ulster 1 (0)
2023- → Connacht (loan) 4 (0)
Correct as of 13 January 2024
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020
2021-2022		 Waratahs
Western Force		 5
6		 (0)
(11)
Correct as of 28 March 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Emerging Ireland 2 0
Correct as of 25 November 2022

Michael McDonald (born 24 June 1999 in Republic of Ireland)[1] is an Irish born rugby union player who plays for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship. His playing position is scrum-half. He signed to the New South Wales Waratahs squad for the 2020 season.[2][3][4][5] Ulster announced in July 2022 that McDonald would be joining them on a one year deal.[6] He was selected for the Emerging Ireland squad for the Toyota Challenge in South Africa in September 2022.[7] In April 2023 it was announced he would move to Connacht on a season-long loan.[8]

Reference list

  1. ↑ "Michael McDonald". NSW Waratahs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "NSW Waratahs Squad". NSW Waratahs. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "McDonald and Tizzano join NSW Waratahs" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Michael McDonald". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Two Western Force juniors Carlo Tizzano, Michael McDonald to represent Australia". The West Australian. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Irish-qualified McDonald to link-up with Ulster from Western Force". Ulster Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein", Irish Rugby, 14 September 2022
  8. ↑ "Declan Moore & Michael McDonald join Connacht", Connacht Rugby, 27 April 2023


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