Wayne McDonald

Wayne McDonald (born (1975-09-03)3 September 1975) is a former professional rugby league footballer. McDonald appeared in the Super League playing over 175 games in the 1990s and 2000s. McDonald played his club football for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Hull F.C., St Helens, Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors and the Huddersfield Giants. McDonald retired at the end of the 2006 Super League season ending his 12-year-long career. McDonald was also the tallest player to have played in Super League standing at 6’7”.[2]

For the Australian businessman, see Wayne McDonald (businessman).

Wayne McDonald
Personal information
Born (1975-09-03) 3 September 1975
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight19 st 10 lb (125 kg)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–99 Wakefield Trinity (Wildcats) 27 8 0 0 32
2000 Hull Sharks 13 4 0 0 16
2001 St Helens 18 4 0 0 16
2002–05 Leeds Rhinos 81 14 0 0 56
2005 Wigan Warriors 4 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Huddersfield Giants 34 1 0 0 4
Total 177 31 0 0 124
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999 ScotlandScotland 6 0 0 0 0
2009 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]

McDonald represented Scotland between 1999 and 2005, featuring in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, and captaining the team in the European Tri-nations tournaments.

McDonald played for the Huddersfield Giants in the 2006 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench against St. Helens but the Huddersfield Giants lost 12-42.

McDonald also played for the United Arab Emirates in 2009.[3]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Dragons face Giants fire. - Free Online Library".
  3. "Former SL man stars for Emirates RL | Love Rugby League". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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