Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator John McDonald passed away on September 13, 2023. He was a tall three-quarter back who played club football in Toowoomba. He made ten appearances for Queensland and was chosen for the Australian test team.
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McDonald relocated to the south in 1969 and joined the Manly-Warringah club to compete in the championship of the New South Wales Rugby Football League. He represented his adopted nation before touring New Zealand as the Australian vice-captain.
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He later led Manly from the flank in the team’s defeat to South Sydney in the 1970 NSWRFL championship game. After three seasons with the Sea Eagles, McDonald headed back to Queensland to captain-coach Toowoomba. He was later chosen as the club’s president upon his retirement.
John McDonald (rugby) obituary
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