Full name Robert George Deans
Born
February 19, 1884, Christchurch
Died
September 30, 1908, Christchurch (aged 24 years 224 days)
Major teams New Zealand
Position Centre
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Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | GfM | Won | Lost | Draw | % | |
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All Tests | 1905-1908 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
Test debut | Scotland v New Zealand at Inverleith, Nov 18, 1905 match details |
Last Test | New Zealand v Anglo-Welsh at Auckland, Jul 25, 1908 match details |
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Bob Deans played only five times for New Zealand and died of peritonitis aged 24, but he entered rugby folklore in December 1905 when he appeared to score a crucial try only for it to be disallowed by the referee who ruled he had come up short. It was the only defeat on the All Blacks' 35-match tour, and on his death bed three years later he remained adamant: "'I did score that try in Cardiff".
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