{{short description|NZ Maori international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Quentin MacDonald | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Quentin Joseph Reuben William Jordan MacDonald | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Blenheim, New Zealand | height = {{convert|181|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|101|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | school = Marlborough Boys' College | university = | relatives = | occupation = | spouse = | position = Hooker | currentclub = | allblackno = | allblackid = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2007–2015, 2020–2024 | clubs1 = {{rut|Tasman}} | apps1 = 126 | points1 = 115 | years2 = 2010–2012, 2023–2024 | clubs2 = {{rut|Crusaders}} | apps2 = 27 | points2 = 15 | years3 = 2013, 2016 | clubs3 = {{rut|Blues}} | apps3 = 20 | points3 = 0 | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = {{rut|Munster}} | apps4 = 3 | points4 = 0 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = {{rut|Chiefs}} | apps5 = 13 | points5 = 0 | years6 = 2016–2020 | clubs6 = {{rut|Oyonnax}} | apps6 = 100 | points6 = 130 | repyears1 = 2007 | repteam1 = New Zealand U19 | repcaps1 = 5 | reppoints1 = 5 | repyears2 = 2008 | repteam2 = New Zealand U20 | repcaps2 = 5 | reppoints2 = 10 | repyears3 = 2012, 2015 | repteam3 = Māori All Blacks | repcaps3 = 5 | reppoints3 = 0 | clubupdate = 13 October 2024 | repupdate = 13 October 2024 }}
'''Quentin Joseph Reuben William Jordan MacDonald''' (born 25 September 1988) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played for {{rut|Tasman}} in the Bunnings NPC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mako.nz/quentin-macdonald|title=Quentin MacDonald|website=mako.nz|access-date=3 July 2021}}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> His position was hooker. He also played Super Rugby for the {{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Blues}} and the {{rut|Chiefs}}.
== Early life == Born in Blenheim, MacDonald was educated at Marlborough Boys' College and played for the school's top side in 2005 and 2006.
== Tasman == MacDonald played 78 games for {{rut|Tasman}} between 2007 and 2015 before going to play overseas. He returned to the Mako ahead of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. MacDonald played 11 games and scored 3 tries for the side in the 2020 season as they went on to win the competition for the second time in a row. MacDonald became only the third player to play 100 games for the province during the 2021 Bunnings NPC in the final against {{rut|Waikato}}, the Mako however could not get across the line, losing 23–20.
== Super Rugby == MacDonald played 24 games for the {{rut|Crusaders}} between 2010 and 2012. He made the move north to the {{rut|Blues}} ahead of the 2013 Super Rugby season. He had one season with the {{rut|Chiefs}} in 2015, playing 13 games. MacDonald returned to the Blues for the 2016 Super Rugby season finishing his time at the side with 20 matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/quentin-macdonald-8477.html|title=Quentin MacDonald|website=itsrugby.co.uk|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> He returned to the {{rut|Crusaders}} as an injury replacement during the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season in 2021 but did not play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300316120/super-rugby-crusaders-captain-scott-barrett-among-reinforcements-for-waratahs|title=Super Rugby: Crusaders captain Scott Barrett among reinforcements for Waratahs|publisher=Stuff|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> He made his Super Rugby return for the Crusaders in Round 3 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the {{rut|Drua}} where he started and scored 2 tries in a loss for the Crusaders.
== Overseas == MacDonald signed with Irish side {{rut|Munster}} on a three month contract in 2014 where he played 3 games. In 2016 he moved to France where he played for {{rut|Oyonnax}}. He spent five seasons with the side playing a total of 100 games.
== International == MacDonald played for the New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team in 2008, playing 5 games. He made the Māori All Blacks in 2012 and played 3 games but didn't make the team again until 2015 where he played another 2 games. ==Personal life== MacDonald is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Rangitāne descent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://npec.co.nz/wp/2015/06/30/5-players-from-ngati-porou-named-in-maori-all-blacks/|title=5 players from Ngāti Porou named in “Maori All Blacks”|website= Ngāti Porou East Coast|date=2015-06-30|access-date=2024-02-22}}</ref>
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