Background
Macdougall was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1955–1966).
Macdougall was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1955–1966).
He played his early club Rugby with Street George. At the age of twenty-three, MacDougall was selected to represent New South Wales against Queensland. The following year he played in his first test match against South Africa against a back drop of anti-apartheid demonstrations.
On this occasion he marked the Springbok captain Hannes Marais.
He toured England in 1973-1974 and played three tests against New Zealand in 1974. He played his three final tests against England, two at home in 1975 and once on the 1975-1976 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland.