Career
His regular position is lock or flanker. Youth, Varsity Cup and amateur rugby
While playing rugby for Tygerberg High School, McDonald was selected in Western Province"s Under-18 Craven Week squad for the 2006 edition in Johannesburg and earned a selection for the same side for the 2007 competition in Stellenbosch. In 2009, he joined the Johannesburg-based Golden Lions team
He made six appearances for them during the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship, playing six matches.
However, he failed to break into the senior side and he returned to Cape Town. He played club rugby for the Maties second team, Victorians He was named in the Maties squad for the 2012 Varsity Cup, but didn"t make any appearances for them.
Instead, after playing for rugby for Villagers, he joined the Western Cape"s other Varsity Cup side, the UCT Ikey Tigers for the 2013 Varsity Cup. He made just two appearances, but returned for the 2014 Varsity Cup, where he played in nine matches for Ikeys during the competition, scoring five tries as he helped the side reach the final.
McDonald featured in the final against Northwestern University Pukke in Potchefstroom, where UCT fought back from 33–15 down with five minutes to go to score a sensational 39–33 victory.
He was also named the "Forward That Rocks" for the competition. Eastern Province Kings
He signed a two-year contract extension to remain in Portuguese Elizabeth until the end of 2016. Boland Cavaliers
He joined Wellington-based side Boland Cavaliers for the 2016 season.
