It may be sayonara for Crusaders fullback Leon MacDonald, but we should not forget the extended contribution he has made to many levels in New Zealand rugby, according to Wynne Gray in the New Zealand Herald.
"Apart from being a quality fullback, MacDonald showed far more class than many of his All Black colleagues during a career which began in 2000 and, but for a heavy injury toll and Muliaina's class, would have accumulated far more than his 56 caps.
"There was never a whiff of scandal. There was mischief, as MacDonald had a fine sense of humour and a growing family to control his perspective, but never anything to suggest he was going to make the front pages of the Sunday papers instead of the back."
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