Brett Deacon
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| Birth name | Brett Deacon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | South Wigston High, Guthlaxton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Louis Deacon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brett Deacon (born 7 March 1982 in Leicester, England) is an English former rugby union footballer who notably played for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership. He played as a blindside flanker or No. 8. He is the younger brother of Leicester and England international Louis Deacon. Deacon played as a replacement when Leicester won the 2007 Premiership final.[2]
He left Leicester Tigers at the end of the 2009–10 season after seven seasons, to play for Gloucester.[3] In 2012, after being released from Gloucester Rugby[4] he re-joined Leicester Tigers.[5]
On 19 December 2013, Deacon was forced to retire due to a diagnosis of lupus, an autoimmune disease which in his case led to potentially life-threatening blood clots; he was immediately placed on blood thinners.[6] However, he remained with Leicester Tigers to take a coaching role with their academy.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Premiership final". BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Brett Deacon to leave Leicester Tigers". Leicester Mercury site. 2010-01-23. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Mike Tindall heads Gloucester departure list". Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ "Brett Deacon and Pat Phibbs join Leicester Tigers". Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "Brett Deacon: 'I'm lucky to be alive'". ESPN Scrum. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers flanker Brett Deacon force to retire". BBC Sport. 19 December 2013.
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