Donald William McKay

Surname:

McKay

First names:

Donald William

Known by:

Don

All Black Player No:

618

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1961 - 1963

Clubs:

North Shore

Provincial teams:

NZ Trial 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
Auckland 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Nth Island 1960, 1961, 1965
NZ XV 1960
The Rest 1960
Nth Island Trial 1961, 1962, 1965

Biography:

1960: The Rest: Wing - 1 game
1960: NZ XV: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1960: Nth Island: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1960: Wing [8], Centre [2], Sub [1] - 11 games - 9 tries (27 pts)
1961: AB's: Wing - 3 tests - 1 try (3 pts)
1961: Nth Island: Wing - 1 game - 3 tries (9 pts)
1961: NZ Trial: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1961: Wing - 10 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1961: Nth Island Trial: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1962: AB's: Wing - 7 tour games - 16 tries (48 pts)
1962: Wing - 6 games - 3 tries (9 pts)
1962: NZ Trial: Wing - 1 game
1962: Nth Island Trial: Sub - 1 game
1963: AB's: Wing - 2 tests - 1 try (3 pts)
1963: NZ Trial: Wing - 4 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1963: Wing - 11 games - 3 tries (9 pts)
1964: Wing - 13 games - 7 tries (21 pts)
1965: NZ XV: Wing - 1 game
1965: Nth Island: Wing - 1 game
1965: Wing - 16 games - 4 tries (12 pts)
1965: Nth Island Probables: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1966: Wing - 10 games - 1 try (3 pts)

Sub Total: AB's: 12 games (54 pts)
Prov: 77 games (87 pts): Others: 15 games (30 pts)

Total: 104 games (171 pts)

Born: 7 Aug 1937
Died: 6 Feb 2024

Endorsement

It gives me great pleasure to write this character reference about this website. There would not be a person in this country who doesn’t know that rugby is the national game of New Zealand. The passion runs deep and the profile and exposure of the sport is without peer. A fair chunk of our heroes come from the game and nothing affects the mental psychology of the people more than rugby. Not even politics.

Because of this rich feeling, discussions in society are often based around the game and on the players involved. Memories tend to play tricks on people. They can fade and forget and get things muddled up. For nearly 90 years New Zealand rugby enthusiasts have been superbly served by the Rugby Almanack. It remains the definitive source of information from each season despite the advancement of technology.

However, we must accept that technology has advanced and like rugby, we therefore need to embrace the good that comes with that change. www.rugbyhistory.co.nz is the best rugby history site that is available. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand.

Kery Geertson’s dedication to this growing rugby treasure can not be denied. It continues to grow, mature and impress. To paraphrase the late, great Terry McLean www.rugbyhistory.co.nz should be stored as a favourite website for every rugby lover; it provides facts and fairness and hours of one of life’s greatest pleasures – browsing.

Grant Hassall
Wannabe Rugby Historian
New Plymouth

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