Chris Dean (rugby league)

Chris Dean
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Dean
Born	17 January 1988 (age 34); Higher End, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	16 st 5 lb (104 kg)
Position	Centre, Second-row
Club
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Last updated October 10, 2022

Christopher David Dean (born 17 January 1988) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre , second-row forward or on the wing in the 2000s and 2010s.

Background

Dean was born in Higher End, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Career

Dean signed for St Helens aged 15 from the Orrell St James club in the Orrell district of Wigan.^[1]

Dean made 23 first team appearances for St Helens scoring 10 tries.^[3] In December 2010, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats announced that Dean had joined the club on a one-year contract from Saints for the 2011 season^[5] in which he picked up 9 tries from 21 appearances.^[3]

In August 2011 it was reported that Dean would join Widnes for the 2012 season^[6] having previously had two loan spells at the club. Dean signed a three-year extension with Widnes in October 2014,^[7] followed in 2016 by a further extension until the 2018 season.^[8]

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References

1 2 "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
↑ loverugbyleague
1 2 3 "Chris Dean: Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ rleague.com ^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Wakefield Trinity Wildcats sign St Helens' Chris Dean". BBC Sport. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "Wakefield Wildcats sign Peter Fox and Ali Lauititi". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "Chris Dean: Widnes Vikings centre signs new contract". BBC Sport. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "Chris Dean signs new deal with Widnes Vikings". Sky Sports. 4 April 2016.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

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(archived by web.archive.org) St Helens profile
SL profile
Saints Heritage Society profile

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[WWprofile-1] 1 2 "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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[RLP-3] 1 2 3 "Chris Dean: Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[4] rleague.com ^{[ dead link ]}

[5] "Wakefield Trinity Wildcats sign St Helens' Chris Dean". BBC Sport. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[6] "Wakefield Wildcats sign Peter Fox and Ali Lauititi". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[7] "Chris Dean: Widnes Vikings centre signs new contract". BBC Sport. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[8] "Chris Dean signs new deal with Widnes Vikings". Sky Sports. 4 April 2016.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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