Charlie McDonald (rugby union) explained

Charlie McDonald
Birth Date:19 April 1919
Birth Place:Jedburgh, Scotland
Death Date:August 2005 (aged 86)
Position:Utility back
Repyears1:1947
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:3

Charles McDonald (19 April 1919 — August 2005) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Born in Jedburgh, McDonald could play a variety of backline positions and was quick off the mark.[1]

McDonald played as a wing three-quarter in his solitary Scotland appearance against the touring Wallabies at Murrayfield in 1947, having been called into the team when Charlie Drummond pulled out with influenza.[2]

In the 1950s, McDonald was a prolific points-scorer playing for Brighton and Sussex.[1]

McDonald was the uncle of Jed-Forest and Scotland winger David Rose.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: "Sportsmen Of The Year" . Jedburgh Gazette . 17 January 1958.
  2. News: McDonald Plays In Scots XI . . 22 November 1947.
  3. News: Rugby . Berwickshire News . 23 January 1951.