Rugby: MacKinnion forced to quit

Former Scotland A international Donnie Mackinnon has been forced to retire from the game because of a serious knee injury.

Rugby: MacKinnion forced to quit
Wed, 28 Nov, 2001 - 19:40

Former Scotland A international Donnie Mackinnon has been forced to retire from the game because of a serious knee injury.

The 30-year-old back row forward won the Heineken Cup with Northampton before joining Edinburgh in June 2000 where he captained the Scottish team.

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