Brett Deacon

Brett Deacon
Personal information
Full name Brett Deacon
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(s) attended South Wigston High, Guthlaxton College
Relatives Louis Deacon
Youth clubs
YearsClub
Wigston RFC
Syston RFC
Leicester Tigers Academy
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
2003–2010
2010-2012
2012-2013
Leicester Tigers
Gloucester
Leicester Tigers
116 (30)
22 (5)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Brett Deacon (born 7 March 1982 in Leicester, England) is a retired rugby union player 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.

He left Leicester Tigers at the end of the 2009–10 season after seven seasons, to play for Gloucester.[2] In 2012, after being released from Gloucester Rugby[3] he re-joined Leicester Tigers.[4]

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.[5] However, he remained with Leicester Tigers to take a coaching role with their academy.[6]

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. "Brett Deacon to leave Leicester Tigers". Leicester Mercury site. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. "Mike Tindall heads Gloucester departure list". Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  4. "Brett Deacon and Pat Phibbs join Leicester Tigers". Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  5. "Brett Deacon: 'I'm lucky to be alive'". ESPN Scrum. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. "Leicester Tigers flanker Brett Deacon force to retire". BBC Sport. 19 December 2013.

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