John Dee (rugby union)

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John Dee
Full nameJohn MacKenzie Dee
Born (1938-10-22) 22 October 1938 (age 87)
Hartlepool, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Rugby union career
Position Centre / Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1962–63 England 2 (0)

John MacKenzie Dee (born 22 October 1938) is an English former international rugby union player.

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Dee played his rugby for hometown club Hartlepool Rovers. He made his England debut as a centre against Scotland at Murrayfield in the 1962 Five Nations Championship and toured South Africa that year with the British Lions. [1] In 1963, Dee made the England squad for their Australasia tour, where he was capped a second time in the Auckland Test against the All Blacks, playing as a winger. [2] His father Jack was a trainer on the England team. [3]

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References

  1. "Meet The Lions". Liverpool Echo . 7 April 1962.
  2. "England's rugby tour party". Herald Express . 28 March 1963.
  3. "No official approach by Everton for Preston wingers". Liverpool Daily Post . 19 March 1962.