# Quentin MacDonald
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{{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 =
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| fullname = Quentin Joseph Reuben William Jordan MacDonald
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Blenheim](/source/Blenheim%2C_New_Zealand), New Zealand
| height = {{convert|181|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|101|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = [Marlborough Boys' College](/source/Marlborough_Boys'_College)
| university =
| relatives =
| occupation =
| spouse =
| position = [Hooker](/source/Hooker_(rugby_union))
| 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](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-19_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps1 = 5
| reppoints1 = 5
| repyears2 = 2008
| repteam2 = [New Zealand U20](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps2 = 5
| reppoints2 = 10
| repyears3 = 2012, 2015
| repteam3 = [Māori All Blacks](/source/M%C4%81ori_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](/source/rugby_union) player who played for {{rut|Tasman}} in the [Bunnings NPC](/source/Bunnings_NPC).[{{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 }}] His position was [hooker](/source/Hooker_(rugby_union)). He also played [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby) for the {{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Blues}} and the {{rut|Chiefs}}.
== Early life ==
Born in [Blenheim](/source/Blenheim%2C_New_Zealand), MacDonald was educated at [Marlborough Boys' College](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2013_Super_Rugby_season). He had one season with the {{rut|Chiefs}} in [2015](/source/2015_Super_Rugby_season), playing 13 games. MacDonald returned to the Blues for the [2016 Super Rugby season](/source/2016_Super_Rugby_season) finishing his time at the side with 20 matches.[{{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}}] He returned to the {{rut|Crusaders}} as an injury replacement during the [Super Rugby Trans-Tasman](/source/Super_Rugby_Trans-Tasman) season in 2021 but did not play.[{{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}}] He made his Super Rugby return for the Crusaders in Round 3 of the [2023 Super Rugby Pacific season](/source/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](/source/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](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) in 2008, playing 5 games. He made the [Māori All Blacks](/source/M%C4%81ori_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](/source/M%C4%81ori_people) ([Rangitāne](/source/Rangit%C4%81ne) descent).[{{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}}]
== References ==
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Category:Blues (Super Rugby) players
Category:Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
Category:Crusaders (rugby union) players
Category:Māori All Blacks players
Category:Munster Rugby players
Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:Oyonnax Rugby players
Category:People educated at Marlborough Boys' College
Category:Rangitāne people
Category:Rugby union hookers
Category:Rugby union players from Blenheim, New Zealand
Category:Tasman rugby union players
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
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