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Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player
Stephen Rex Donald (born 3 December 1983) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player who played for the NEC Green Rockets in the Japanese Top League. A first five-eighth or centre, he won 24 international caps for New Zealand. Nicknamed 'Beaver', he is best known for kicking the winning penalty in the 2011 Rugby World Cup final.
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Stephen Donald was born in 1983. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Stephen Donald's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1983 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $1.16 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $70,300 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $24,580 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $3.35 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $3.15 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.20 | $0.73 |
| Population | 233.8M | 341 million |
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