| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Anthony Devereux | |
| Date of birth | 30 March 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Pontycymer, Bridgend, Wales | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) | |
| University(s) | UWIC (formerly SGIHE) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Wing,Centre | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| ____ ‐ 89 1989 ‐ 96 1993 1997 ‐ 99 1999 ‐ 02 |
Bridgend RFC Widnes Manly Sea Eagles Sale Sharks Bridgend RFC Pontypool RFC Maesteg RFC Bridgend Blue Bulls |
15 (12) 8 (0) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1986 ‐ 89 1989 |
Wales RU British and Irish Lions Great Britain Wales RL |
21 (20) 0 (0) 10 6 |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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John Anthony Devereux (30 March 1966)[1] is a Welsh former dual-code rugby football international. In 1989 he toured with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby union for Bridgend. He also played rugby league with Widnes in England and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Australia, achieving representative selection for the Great Britain and Wales national rugby league teams. After retiring from playing he became head coach of the Wales rugby league team.
John Devereux won caps for Wales (RL) while at Widnes, and unattached 1991…2000 10(12?)-caps + 2-caps (sub) 2(3?)-tries 1-goal 10(14?)-points. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. Also in 1992 Devereux played from the bench in Great Britain's loss to Australia in the World Cup final at Wembley.
John currently lives in Bridgend, Wales with his wife and two daughters
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