Leon Raymond MacDonald (born 21 December 1977) is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and former head coach for the Auckland Blues rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, the All Blacks.
In 2008, Sky Sport's Reunion awarded him the Crusader's MVP title for their Super 14 title-winning season.
He has also appeared for New Zealand Māori, playing three games and scoring 10 points, including the winning try against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 in Hamilton.
[3] In the 2003 Rugby World Cup, he was shifted from fullback to centre by All Blacks backline coach Robbie Deans.
In 2005, he was shifted to first five-eighth during the Tri-Nations by All Blacks backline coach to cover for the injured Daniel Carter.