Bruce Deans

Full name: Ian Bruce Deans
Nickname / Known as: Diesel
Born: Cheviot
Country of Birth: New Zealand
All Black: 891
Birthday: 25th November 1960
Age: 58*
Died: * Died on 16 August 2019 aged 58
First Game: Canterbury B v Mid Canterbury 29th August 1981
Provincial Games:
121
Professional Games:
0
Representative Games:
36
Test Caps:
10
Latest Game: Probables v Possibles 1st May 1990

Teams

Canterbury B Canterbury Canterbury Country South Island New Zealand Emerging Players New Zealand Barbarians South Zone Probables All Blacks

Family

Uncle of
Michael Hobbs
Brother of
Robbie Deans
Brother-in-law of
Jock Hobbs
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Finals Stats

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Career Summary

Team Year Year Apps T C P DG Pts Win %
Provincial
Canterbury B 1981 1981 2 1 - - - 4 50%
Canterbury 1982 1990 116 31 3 1 - 133 74%
Canterbury Country 1982 1983 3 1 - - - 4 67%
121 33 3 1 - 141 74%
Professional
- - - - - - 0
Representative
South Island 1985 1986 2 - - - - - 0%
New Zealand Emerging Players 1985 1985 2 - - - - - 50%
New Zealand Barbarians 1987 1987 2 - - - - - 100%
South Zone 1987 1989 4 2 - - - 8 25%
Probables 1987 1990 3 2 - - - 8 100%
All Blacks - Tests 10 6 - - - 24 96%
All Blacks - Tour 13 8 - - - 32 100%
All Blacks 1987 1989 23 14 - - - 56 96%
36 18 - - - 72 81%

Played With

Albert Anderson
110 Games
Andy Earl
98 Games
Murray Davie
90 Games
Warwick Taylor
82 Games
Victor Simpson
82 Games