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Don McDeed

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Don McDeed
Full nameDonald Joseph McDeed
Date of birth (1931-03-22) 22 March 1931 (age 93)
Place of birthHastings, VIC, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
New South Wales ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1961 Australia

Donald Joseph McDeed (born 22 March 1931) is an Australian former international rugby union player.[1]

McDeed was born in the Victorian town of Hastings and educated at Sydney's St Patrick's College.[2]

A hooker, McDeed played for Parramatta during the early 1950s, before switching to Manly.[3] He was called up by the Wallabies in 1961 as understudy to Peter Johnson in a home series against Fiji, then kept his place for that year's tour of South Africa, featuring in their draw against South-West Africa and win over Border.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tripping Charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 April 1961.
  2. ^ a b "Donald Joseph McDeed". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Manly debut as hooker for McDeed". The Daily Telegraph. 28 May 1954.