Hoani MacDonald
Athlete
1978 –
Who is Hoani MacDonald?
Hoani MacDonald is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played provincial rugby for Southland, and as well as the Highlanders in Super Rugby.
In September 2008, he joined Welsh side the Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League.
MacDonald signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 Super Rugby season.
On 20 October 2012, MacDonald suffered a cardiac arrest in a match for Southland against Counties Manukau in an ITM Cup semi final. He had CPR performed on the pitch, before being transferred to hospital and placed in an induced coma. MacDonald was in hospital for one week and doctors fitted him with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. As a result he retired from playing rugby.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1978
Invercargill - Nationality
- New Zealand
- Lived in
- Invercargill
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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