Russell Donald
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| birth_name = Russell Lindsay Hunter Donald
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| birth_date = 9 September 1898
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1932|12|31|1898|09|9|df=y}}
| death_place = Clarkston, Scotland
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| amatteam1 = Glasgow HSFP
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| province1 = Glasgow District
| province2 = Cities District
| province3 = Scotland Possibles
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| ru_position = Fly-half
| repteam1 = Scotland
| repyears1 = 1921
| repcaps1 = 3
| reppoints1 = 0
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Russell Donald (9 September 1898 – 31 December 1932) was a Scotland international rugby union player.{{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}}
Rugby Union career
=Amateur career=
Donald played for Glasgow HSFP.{{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}}
He received a knee injury in 1919, but an operation in 1920 was successful, and he was selected by Scotland in 1921.Chocolate and Gold. 100 years of rugby. 1884–1984. Glasgow High Kelvinside. 1984
=Provincial career=
Donald played for Glasgow District.
He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 11 December 1920.{{Cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002783/19201217/063/0003 |title=Register |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2023}}
He played for Scotland Possibles against Scotland Probables on 8 January 1921.{{Cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19210110/098/0009 |title=Register |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2023}}
=International career=
Donald received 3 caps for Scotland, all in 1921.
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.
Business career
Death
He died in 1932, a victim of an influenza outbreak. He is buried in Eastwood New Cemetery in Glasgow.
His estate was valued at over £1830.{{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}}
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Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fly-halves
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Glasgow District (rugby union) players