1. Nene Macdonald was born on 11 May 1994 and is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship on short-term loan from Salford Red Devils in the Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level.
Nene Macdonald previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, Leigh Centurions in the Championship, Sydney Roosters, Gold Coast Titans, St George Illawarra Dragons, North Queensland Cowboys and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League, the Northern Pride RLFC and the Norths Devils in the Intrust Super Cup, the Wyong Roos and the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup and the World All Stars at representative level.
Nene Macdonald played for the Roosters' NYC team in 2012 and 2013.
On 11 February 2014, Nene Macdonald was selected in the Roosters' inaugural 2014 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
Nene Macdonald finished his debut year in the NRL having played 7 games and scoring 3 tries for the Roosters.
On 31 January and 1 February, Nene Macdonald again played for the Roosters' in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.
Nene Macdonald finished off the 2015 season having played in 4 matches for the Roosters and 11 matches for the Titans, scoring 4 tries.
Nene Macdonald finished the 2016 season having played in 23 matches and scoring 10 tries in his last year with the Titans.
In February 2017, Nene Macdonald was named in the Dragons 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
On 9 October, Nene Macdonald signed a three-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys starting in 2019.
On 28 May, Nene Macdonald played for Leigh in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone.
On 3 October 2022, Nene Macdonald scored try in the Million Pound Game victory over Batley which saw Leigh promoted back to the Super League.
On 17 November 2022, Nene Macdonald joined Leeds Rhinos from Leigh for the 2023 season with a pre-season friendly being announced as part of the deal.
In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Nene Macdonald made his club debut for Salford against his former team Leeds.
In 2016, On 12 January, Nene Macdonald was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.
Nene Macdonald played for Papua New Guinea in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
In 2022, Nene Macdonald was selected for the Papua New Guinea Squad at the delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England.
Nene Macdonald started the group stage matches against Tonga, Wales, and Cook Islands, as well as the quarter-final loss to England, but failed to register any points.
Nene Macdonald was ever-present in Papua New Guinea's successful 2023 Pacific Bowl campaign, scoring four tries against the Cook Islands in Port Moresby on the way to winning the Bowl.
In 2024, Nene Macdonald played in the Kumuls' unbeaten run to the promotion final in the 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships, playing at Fullback and scoring a try against in the tournament's opening match against Fiji in Suva, and registering a brace against the Cook Islands a fortnight later in Port Moresby.