- Paul Deacon
Infobox rugby league biography
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playername = Paul Deacon
image_size= 250px
country = England
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weight(kg) = 83
fullname = Paul Deacon
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living = Yes
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|2|13
dayofbirth = 13
monthofbirth = 2
yearofbirth = 1979
placeofbirth =Wigan
countryofbirth =England
position = Scrum Half
currentclub = leagueicon|Bradford Bulls|size=16Bradford Bulls
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club1 = Leagueicon|Oldham|size=16 Oldham Bears
year1start = 1997
year1end = 1998
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points1 = 0
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appearances2 = 420
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updated =10 August ,2008
source = [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Paul_Deacon.html Rugby League Project]Paul Deacon (born
February 13 ,1979 ) is an Englishrugby league player. He has been the captain ofBradford Bulls since January 2007. He usually plays scrum half for the Super League side.Background
Hailing from
Standish in the Wigan borough, a former Hindley amateur, Deacon made his senior professional debut four days before his 18th birthday as a substitute for Oldham Bears in a 48-6 RL Challenge Cup fourth round home defeat ofRochdale Hornets on 9 February 1997. He made only four appearances for Oldham before moving to Bradford. He has been one of Bradford Bull's most influential players in the 21st century.Bradford Bulls
He signed for the Bulls from Oldham and came through the youth system at at the same time as
Jamie Peacock andStuart Fielden .1998
Deacon scored a try and goal on his debut for the Bulls at scrum half in a 36-10 Super League home defeat of
Huddersfield Giants on 28 June 1998.2002-2003
He has since gone on to be one of Bradford's key players. He is a superb organiser and has a tremendous kicking game. In the seasons of 2002 and 2003 his goal kicking percentage was near 80%.
New Points Total
Paul Deacon broke the (1,834) record points scored for a Bulls Player on the 23rd June 2006, which was previously held by
Keith Mumby .2007
In 2007 Paul became the Bradford Bulls captain taking over from
Iestyn Harris . Also in 2007 he became famous for going to several bars and celebrating in obscure manners. Once he got a chair held it in his arms ran across the dancefloor and slammed it down on the bar and went touchdown!In August 2007 he was named Bradford's team of the Century.
In Semtember 2007 Deacon reached 2,000 goals for the Bradford Bulls.
2008
In 2008 Deacon will celebrate his testimonial year with the Bradford Bulls after 10 years of service for the Super League club. As well as a testimonial match against his hometown club
Wigan Warriors in January, Paul Deacon's name shall also appear on all away shirts to commemorate his loyalty to the Bulls, on 16 April 2008 Paul signed a new 2 year contract until 2010.Great Britain & England
Deacon made his Great Britain Debut in 2001 and has made 11 appearances, Deacon Played in 2005 Tri nations.
Deacon played for England in 2000 World cup.
Deacon was recalled for the Great Britain Train on Sqaud for the 2007 test series with New Zealand but pulled out Due to Injury.
He has been forced to rule himself out contention for the England training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup through injury.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7604682.stm|title=Deacon pulls out of England squad|publisher=BBC|date=2008-09-16|accessdate=2008-10-03]tatistics
Club career
Representative career
References
External links
* [http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_squad_full.asp?SquadID=6 Paul Deacon Official player page]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2001/ashes/gb/deacon.stm 2001 Ashes profile]
* [http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1109550.0.deacon_replaces_harris_as_skipper.php Deacon replaces Harris as skipper]
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