1. Paul Deacon was born on 13 February 1979 and is an English rugby union coach who is the head coach of the Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby, and former a professional rugby league footballer and coach.
25 Facts About Paul Deacon
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Paul Deacon made only four appearances for Oldham before moving to the Bradford Bulls.
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Paul Deacon played for the Bradford Bulls from the interchange bench in the 1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to St Helens.
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Paul Deacon went on to be one of Bradford Bulls' key players, a superb organiser with a tremendous kicking game.
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Paul Deacon played for the Bradford Bulls from the interchange bench in their 2001 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors.
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Paul Deacon played at scrum-half, kicking eight goals and one field goal in Bradford Bulls' victory.
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Paul Deacon played for the Bradford Bulls at scrum-half, kicking three goals in their 2002 Super League Grand Final loss against St Helens.
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Paul Deacon was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as grand final man-of-the-match despite being on the losing side.
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Paul Deacon played for the Bradford Bulls at scrum-half, kicking six goals and one drop goal in their 2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors.
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Paul Deacon played for the Bradford Bulls at scrum-half in their 2004 Super League Grand Final loss against the Leeds Rhinos.
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Paul Deacon played for the Bradford Bulls at scrum-half, kicking three goal from five attempts in their 2005 Super League Grand Final victory against Leeds Rhinos.
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In 2007 Paul Deacon became the Bradford Bulls captain taking over from Iestyn Harris.
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In September 2007 Paul Deacon reached 2,000 goals for the Bradford Bulls.
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In 2008 Paul Deacon celebrated his testimonial year with the Bradford Bulls after 10-years of service for the Super League club.
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On 16 April 2008 Paul Deacon signed a new 2-year contract until 2010.
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In November 2009, Paul Deacon signed for Wigan after 11-years at the Bradford Bulls.
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Paul Deacon appeared in his first Grand Final in 5-years by playing in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Paul Deacon won caps for England while at the Bradford Bulls in 1999 against France.
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Paul Deacon played for England in their 2000 World Cup campaign against Russia, Fiji, Ireland and New Zealand, and in 2001 against Wales.
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Paul Deacon was forced to rule himself out of contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup through injury.
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Paul Deacon represented Great Britain in 2002 against New Zealand, in 2003 against Australia.
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Paul Deacon played in the 2005 Tri Nations against Australia and New Zealand.
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Paul Deacon was recalled for the Great Britain train-on squad for the 2007 test series with New Zealand, but pulled out due to injury.
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In 2013, Paul Deacon was appointed assistant to Steve McNamara at the England national rugby league team, just before the beginning of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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Paul Deacon was promoted to head coach in December 2020 following the departure of director of rugby Steve Diamond.