Leon MacDonald
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Leon Raymond MacDonald (born 21 December 1977 in Blenheim) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays first five-eighths (fly-half) and fullback.
He made his provincial debut for Marlborough against Buller in 1994. He plays for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship. He is a prodigious goalkicker.
MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended Marlborough Boys' College. He plays for Burnside in the Christchurch premier competition. He made his All Black debut age 22, versus Scotland in 2000. He has currently scored a total of 126 test points (11 tries, 25 conversions, 7 penalties) in the 39 tests he has played. He has also played for New Zealand Maori in which he has played 3 games and scored 10 points. He scored the winning try for the NZ Maori against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 in Hamilton.
He has played for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan.
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