Quentin Donald

Quentin Donald (13 March 1900 – 27 December 1965) was a New Zealand rugby union player and local politician. He appeared in 23 matches for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, and served on the Featherston County Council for 27 years.

Early life and family Born in Featherston on 13 March 1900, Donald was the son of Alice Donald (née Ford) and her husband, Quentin Donald, a farmer. He was the younger brother of Jim Donald, who also played for the All Blacks. Donald was educated at Wellington College, where he was a member of the 1st XV rugby team in 1917.

Donald became engaged to Hazel Winifred Meikle Davies in July 1924, and the couple married in Wellington on 16 December 1925. and in that first season he played five matches for the provincial side. He was selected for the 1924–25 tour of Britain, Ireland and France after playing in three trial matches and the 1924 inter-island fixture. On that tour, he played in 22 matches, including four internationals, and scored five tries, and was regarded as one of the outstanding forwards in the team. However, he retired from all rugby after the team, dubbed "The Invincibles" as they went undefeated on tour, returned to New Zealand. He served as a county councillor until 1965.

A farmer, Donald was an active member of the Wairarapa and East Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Society, serving as vice president between 1946 and 1949, and president from 1949 to 1951.

Death Donald died at Greytown on 27 December 1965, the year after his wife's death, and was buried at Waihenga Cemetery, Martinborough.