Andrew Deegan

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Andrew Deegan
Birth nameAndrew Deegan
Date of birth (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
School St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Kurita Water Gush
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018 Connacht 2 (18)
2021– Kurita Water Gush ()
Correct as of 29 September 2020
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014−2017 Randwick 45 (418)
2016 NSW Country Eagles 9 (56)
2018–2019 Western Force 16 (76)
Correct as of 29 September 2020
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017 Waratahs 0 (0)
2020 Rebels 9 (14)
Correct as of 29 September 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Australia Schoolboys
2015 Australia U20

Andrew Deegan (born 23 March 1995) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Global Rapid Rugby side Western Force. He plays as a fly-half. He is also the father to Jude Gibbs.

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Career

Deegan made his Shute Shield for Randwick in 2014. The previous year, he had represented the Australia Schoolboys national team and, in 2015, he gained further international honours when selected for the Australia Under-20s team. In 2016, he scored 194 points, including 5 tries, in 18 games for Randwick, winning the Roscoe Fay Trophy for highest points scorer. Deegan was also part of the NSW Country Eagles team that finished as runners-up in the 2016 National Rugby Championship. In 2016, he was added as a supplementary squad player to the Waratahs Super Rugby squad. [1]

In August 2017, Irish provincial team Connacht announced that they had signed Deegan ahead of the 2017–18 Pro14 season. [2]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 12 September 2020 [3]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2016 Waratahs 00000000000
2017 Waratahs 00000000000
2020 Rebels 3129213101400
2020 AU Rebels 6333140000000
Total94540613101400

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References

  1. "Waratahs Player Profile". waratahs.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "Connacht capture Andrew Deegan". connachrtugby.ie. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.