# Russell Donald

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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name            = Russell Donald
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| birth_name      = Russell Lindsay Hunter Donald
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| birth_date      = 9 September 1898
| birth_place     = [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), Scotland
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|1932|12|31|1898|09|9|df=y}}
| death_place     = [Clarkston](/source/Clarkston%2C_East_Renfrewshire), Scotland
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| amatteam1       = [Glasgow HSFP](/source/Glasgow_HSFP)
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| province1       = [Glasgow District](/source/Glasgow_District_(rugby_union))
| province2       = [Cities District](/source/Cities_District_(rugby_union))
| province3       = [Scotland Possibles](/source/Scotland_Possibles)
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| ru_position     = [Fly-half](/source/Rugby_union_positions)
| repteam1        = [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team)
| repyears1       = 1921
| repcaps1        = 3
| reppoints1      = 0
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'''Russell Donald''' (9 September 1898 &ndash; 31 December 1932) was a [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) international [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/2750.html|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Russell Donald - Test matches|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>

==Rugby Union career==

===Amateur career===

Donald played for [Glasgow HSFP](/source/Glasgow_HSFP).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n8ZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3230,4374094|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>

He received a knee injury in 1919, but an operation in 1920 was successful, and he was selected by Scotland in 1921.<ref name="auto2">Chocolate and Gold. 100 years of rugby. 1884–1984. Glasgow High Kelvinside. 1984</ref>

===Provincial career===

Donald played for [Glasgow District](/source/Glasgow_District_(rugby_union)).<ref name="auto"/>

He played for [Cities District](/source/Cities_District_(rugby_union)) against [Provinces District](/source/Provinces_District_(rugby_union)) on [11 December 1920](/source/1920%E2%80%9321_Scottish_Districts_season).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002783/19201217/063/0003 |title=Register |url-access=subscription |via=[British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2023}}</ref>

He played for [Scotland Possibles](/source/Scotland_Possibles) against [Scotland Probables](/source/Scotland_Probables) on 8 January 1921.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19210110/098/0009 |title=Register |url-access=subscription |via=[British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2023}}</ref>

===International career===

Donald received 3 caps for [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team), all in 1921.<ref name="auto1"/>

It seemed that he would go on and collect many more caps, but another knee injury stopped his playing career. Afterwards he went into coaching and became a selector for the national team.<ref name="auto2"/>

==Business career==

He worked in Canada for a while, with the firm Pilkington Brothers, the Glass manufacturers. While there he coached rugby, before returning to Scotland, still with the Pilkington Bros. company.<ref name="auto2"/>

==Death==

He died in 1932, a victim of an influenza outbreak.<ref name="auto2"/> He is buried in Eastwood New Cemetery, outside of Glasgow.

His estate was valued at over £1830.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/578139:60558?tid=&pid=&queryId=54be44344433a8d4ab818d6431fd4378&_phsrc=NLl21&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=&gsln=&h=578139 |title=Register |url-access=subscription |website=www.ancestry.co.uk}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2023}}</ref>

==References==

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Category:1898 births
Category:1932 deaths
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fly-halves
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Glasgow HSFP players
Category:Glasgow District (rugby union) players
Category:Cities District players
Category:Scotland Possibles players
Category:Burials in East Renfrewshire

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