John MacDonald | |
Full Name: | John Donald MacDonald |
Birth Date: | 5 April 1938 |
Birth Place: | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
Occupation: | British Army Officer |
School: | George Watson’s College |
University: | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Relatives: | Mary, née Warrack (spouse) |
Position: | Prop |
Repyears1: | 1966–67 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Maj Gen John Donald MacDonald, CB, CBE (born 5 April 1938) is a Scottish former high ranking British Army officer with the Royal Corps of Transport and a rugby union international of the 1960s.
Born in Kirkcaldy, MacDonald attended George Watson's College and played rugby for Watsonians.[1] He was picked in the Scotland team from the London Scottish club and gained eight international caps, across the 1966 and 1967 Five Nations Championships.[2] A prop, MacDonald was adept as a place kicker, although not used in this capacity by Scotland.[3]