Paul Michael Dean (born 28 June 1960)[1] is a former Irish international rugby union player. He toured Australia in 1989 with the British and Irish Lions[2] and at the time played club rugby for St. Mary's College RFC.
| Birth name | Paul Michael Dean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Conor Dean (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Dean was educated at St Mary's College, Rathmines.
He won five schools international caps in 1977 and 1978 followed by a 'B' cap against England in 1980.
He was out-half on Mick Doyle's Triple Crown-winning squad of 1985.
He scored four tries and a drop goal in his 32 international caps over an eight-year period.
His final appearance was against Scotland in 1989. Dean is currently the manager of the Ireland senior men's international rugby team.
Notes
edit- ^ Paul Dean player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Paul Dean Lions rugby profile lionsrugby.com
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