Donald William Macdonald (died 12 June 1994) was an Australian rugby league referee and administrator.
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| Full name | Donald William Macdonald | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Tempe, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 June 1994 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editMacdonald began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League. He was subsequently graded to referee in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) in 1963,[1] gaining his first first-grade match in 1967. He went on to control over 150 top grade matches in a career that lasted until 1979.[2] He controlled one representative match, the 1977 City vs Country match.[3]
Macdonald was a no-nonsense referee who was not averse to sending off players for violent play or dissent, including Craig Young,[4] Johnny Greaves and Ron Raper,[5] Steve Kneen,[6] Kevin Ryan,[7] Paul Sait,[8] Graham Olling[9] and Bill Ashurst.[10]
Macdonald was also involved in some volatile situations after matches, being pelted with fruit[11] and cans[12] by irate spectators, and doused with beer.[5]
After he retired from refereeing, Macdonald was elected as President of the NSWRL Referees Association from 1980 to 1984.[13] He also served on the Referees Examination Board for a number of years.
Macdonald was awarded Life Membership of the NSWRL Referees Association in 1976.[14]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "1963 Annual Report and Balance Sheet" (PDF). nswrlra.com. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Don Macdonald". stats.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "City vs Country (Firsts) 1977 - New South Wales City Firsts 36 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 0 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (7 March 1979). "NSW League shows teeth in suspensions". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Raper, Greaves suspended for a match". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1968. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (31 May 1977). "Tough line taken on RL brawls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ Humphries, Rod (14 July 1968). "Captain sent off". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (14 May 1974). "Pringle in City Firsts: Sait Out". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (27 March 1979). "Three More Forwards Sent Off". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Ten Changes in Two Clubs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 1975. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Referee Pelted, Abused". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 1969. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Barbed wire for league grounds". The Canberra Times. 5 March 1975. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Honour Roll". 103rd Annual Report and Financial Statement. p.41: NSWRL Referees Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Life Members in Memoriam". 103rd Annual Report and Financial Statement. p.38: NSWRL Referees Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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