Quentin Donald

Quentin Donald (13 March 1900 – 27 December 1965) was a New Zealand rugby union player and local politician. Born in Featherston, he was the son of Alice and Quentin Donald, a farmer, and younger brother of Jim Donald, also an All Black. Donald attended Wellington College, where he played for the 1st XV rugby team in 1917. He married Hazel Winifred Meikle Davies in 1925.

A hooker, Donald debuted for Wairarapa in 1918 and first played for the North Island in 1919. He made his All Blacks debut in 1923 against New South Wales and was selected for the 1924–25 tour of Britain, Ireland, and France, playing in 22 matches, including four internationals, and scoring five tries. Known as "The Invincibles," the team went undefeated on tour. Donald retired from rugby after the tour but returned in 1927 to play for Wairarapa, notably in the Ranfurly Shield defence against Hawke's Bay, known as the Battle of Solway. He played his last season in 1928, having appeared in 47 provincial matches and 78 first-class games overall.

Donald served on the Featherston County Council from 1938 until 1965, following his father’s death. A farmer, he was active in the Wairarapa and East Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Society, serving as vice president (1946–49) and president (1949–51). Donald died in Greytown on 27 December 1965, a year after his wife’s death, and was buried at Waihenga Cemetery, Martinborough.