Ranald Macdonald

For other people named Ranald Macdonald, see Ranald Macdonald (disambiguation).

Ranald Macdonald (18 January 1928 – 2 October 1999)^[1] was a Scotland international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh University.^[2] Normally a fly-half, he also played at centre and on the wing.

Ranald Macdonald

Macdonald in New Zealand in 1950
Birth name	Ranald Macdonald
Date of birth	(1928-01-18)18 January 1928
Place of birth	Consett, England
Date of death	2 October 1999(1999-10-02) (aged 71)
Place of death	Shotley Bridge, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fly-half / Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh University RFC () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh District () - Cities District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1950 Scotland 6 (6) 1950 British and Irish Lions 2 (3)

Rugby career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh University RFC at Fly-half, forming a successful half-back pairing with Edinburgh University's scrum half Gus Black.^[3]

Provincial career

He was capped for Edinburgh District while still at Edinburgh University. He played in the 1947 inter-city match against Glasgow District, scoring a try.^[4] He played on 2 December 1950 inter-city match against Glasgow District.^[5]

He played for Cities against Australia in 1947.^[6]

International career

He was capped for Scotland four times in 1950, playing in the Five Nations tournament in every game. He was capped at Centre.^{[citation needed]}

He was later capped for British and Irish Lions in the same year, and played on the Wing for the Lions.^[2] He scored two tries in games against Wanganui and Ceylon.^[2] He had two Lions test caps but played 14 times in total on the tour scoring 14 tries.^[2]