Bruce Deans
Birth name | Ian Bruce Deans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 November 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cheviot, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 August 2019 | (aged 58)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Christ's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Robbie Deans (brother) Bob Deans (great-uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Bruce Deans (25 November 1960 – 16 August 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played for Canterbury during the 1980s and was a key part of the squad for many years. He played for two seasons for New Zealand. He was selected to be the understudy to half-back David Kirk in the All Black squad for the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 but Frano Botica and his self didn't play a match. His first selection came during an end of seasons tour of Japan. Deans also played cricket for Canterbury Country in the Hawke Cup.
Personal life[]
Deans' brother Robbie Deans and great-uncle Bob Deans also played for Canterbury and the All Blacks. Bruce Deans died of cancer on 16 August 2019, aged 58.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Former All Blacks halfback Bruce Deans succumbs to cancer, aged 58". Stuff.co.nz. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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Categories:
- 1960 births
- 2019 deaths
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand rugby union players
- People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch
- Old Belvedere R.F.C. players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Ireland
- People from Cheviot, New Zealand
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Deaths from cancer in New Zealand