Don McDeed explained

Don McDeed
Full Name:Donald Joseph McDeed
Birth Date:22 March 1931
Birth Place:Hastings, VIC, Australia
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1961

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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Notes and References

  1. News: Tripping Charge . . 18 April 1961.
  2. Web site: Donald Joseph McDeed . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. News: Manly debut as hooker for McDeed . . 28 May 1954.