Leeds Career

American international Mike MacDonald has been part of the Leeds Carnegie squad for the past three seasons, helping them achieve promotion to the Premiership twice, the second time as captain.
A hard working player, he has consistently been one of the top performers and was named the team's Player of the Season for their Guinness Premiership campaign in 2007-08. 
Mike joined the club in 2006 and missed just six games all season which were all due to international calls up.  He was a key player in the promotion winning side, scoring 10 tries in 24 games.  He is an effective player, not just at scrummaging, but also as a ball carrier and a defender.

Rugby Career

Mike began his rugby career with Lamorinda RFC before signing for his University side Berkeley UC. It was whilst still a student that he first gained international honours with the USA Eagles in 2000 making his debut against Fiji. He has now been capped 43 times for his country and has scored 4 tries. In 2007 he joined the American squad for that years Churchill Cup campaign and collected a Man of the Match accolade in the 13-9 defeat against Scotland. He followed this up with a try in the Bowl Final against Canada at Twickenham. This will be Mike's second spell in the Premiership, gaining his first taste of top flight with Worcester Warriors, who he made 5 appearances for in the 2005-06 season.
In 2007 Mike represented America in the World Cup in France, where he appeared in all his side's fixtures.  He finished the season as part of the Eagles' Churchill Cup squad and retained his place in 2009 when USA won the Bowl Final against Georgia.  With 58 appearances for his country he is Leeds Carnegie's most caped player.

Personal Details

Mike's favourite television programmes are Scrubs and Deal or No Deal. His childhood hero was Joe Montana and the greatest influence on his career has been his parents.