Brett Deacon (born 7 March 1982 in

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

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) is an English

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coach and former player who notably played for

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in the Premiership. He is currently an assistant coach with Leicester. He played as a blindside flanker or No. 8. He is the younger brother of

and

international Louis Deacon. Deacon played as a replacement when Leicester won the 2007 Premiership final. He left

at the end of the 2009–10 season after seven seasons, to play for

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. In 2012, after being released from

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he re-joined

. On 19 December 2013, Deacon was forced to retire due to a diagnosis of

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, an autoimmune disease which in his case led to potentially life-threatening blood clots; he was immediately placed on

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. However, he remained with Leicester Tigers to take a coaching role with their academy.

References

External links

Leicester Tigers profile
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