Derek Deans
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| Full name | Derek Thomas Deans | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 April 1945 Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Robert Gordon's College | ||||||||||||||||
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Derek Thomas Deans (born 30 April 1945) is a Scottish former international rugby union player.
Deans was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. His PE master during primary school was BBC commentator Bill McLaren. He later attended Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen and was a good enough swimmer to win a Scottish Schoolboys freestyle championship, while in his final year he won rugby colours.[1]
A Hawick RFC hooker, Deans received one Scotland cap, playing a 1968 Calcutta Cup match against England at Murrayfield, but was a reserve on numerous others occasions as back up for Frank Laidlaw.[1][2] He took part in Scotland's 1969 tour of Argentina and also toured South Africa with Scottish Borders.[3]
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External links
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