Andrew Deegan
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.
| Birth name | Andrew Deegan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Waratahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Waratahs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Rebels | 3 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Rebels | 6 | 3 | 3 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 5 | 406 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- "Waratahs Player Profile". waratahs.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "Connacht capture Andrew Deegan". connachrtugby.ie. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.