Duncan MacGillivray
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Duncan MacGillivray is a former rugby league
footballer, who played for numerous Australian clubs, before making his name in Super League
for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
. He was also a Scottish international. MacGillivray's main position was second row forward, however, he could also play prop forward or loose forward
Duncan MacGillivray made his name in the NRL
spending five years with the Penrith Panthers
and playing for South Sydney Rabbitohs
.
The former Scotland
international had an excellent season with the Wildcats in 2006 and his form carried on into the following years. He retired at the end of the 2008 season after 4 years of service to the Wildcats.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer, who played for numerous Australian clubs, before making his name in Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
. He was also a Scottish international. MacGillivray's main position was second row forward, however, he could also play prop forward or loose forward
Duncan MacGillivray made his name in the NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
spending five years with the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
and playing for South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
.
The former Scotland
Scotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
international had an excellent season with the Wildcats in 2006 and his form carried on into the following years. He retired at the end of the 2008 season after 4 years of service to the Wildcats.