 Zvisinei, kukuvadzwa kwakawanda kwakarova All Blacks uko kwaizoita kuti Donald adzokere kuchikwata. Panguva yekurovedza zuva risati rasvika All Blacks mutambo neCanada, Dan Carter akatambura nekurohwa kwegumbo kunopedza mutambo uye akazotsiviwa naAaron Cruden. Musi wa9 Gumiguru, Colin Slade akaramba achibvaruka musana izvo zvakaita kuti Donald agamuchire runhare sechinotsiva chekutanga-chishanu cheVose Vatema vari kuenda kumagumo. Mufananidzo wakadhirowewa naTom Scott mumutambo wekupedzisira we2011 Rugby World Cupakarondedzera sehope dzakaipa kudai mugumo weNew Zealand waizosiyiwa mumaoko ake. Donald haana kushandiswa mu semi-fainari neAustralia, zvisinei aizoshandiswa mufainari neFrance. Cruden akakuvara ibvi maminitsi 34 muhafu yokutanga, izvo zvakasiya Donald kuti aende kunhandare. Pashure pokugamuchira chirango muminiti yechi46, Donald akashandura chirango-chakarova icho chakawedzera kutungamira kwavo kusvika pamapoinzi masere. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, France yakadzorera bhora kubva pakatanga uye Thierry Dusautoir akawana pasi pematanda, achiunza zvibodzwa kusvika 87. Pasinei nokuita kwakanaka uye kwakasimba kwevaFrance, iyi ndiyo yaizova poindi yavo chete yakawanikwa mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Pamwe chete nokuedza kwaTony Woodcock, penareti yaDonald ndiyo yakazoita kuti New Zealand ikunde mujaho wayo wechipiri weRugby World Cup. Pashure pomugumo, Donald akarumbidzwa somutambi uyo akakunda World Cup yeNew Zealand uye akanga ava rudzi rwemhare yenyika pashure pacho. 