Dean Budd (born 31 July 1986) is a retired New Zealand-born, Italian

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player and his usual position was at

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. Budd played in the NPC with Northland and Auckland Rugby, while also playing with the Auckland Blues in the

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. Also able to play second row, Budd is a good jumper and is famous for his fancy offloads. Before joining Benetton Budd played for the NEC Green Rockets in the

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. Budd arrived in Italy and to Benetton in the

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season. He gained eligibility to play for Italy by way of residency in 2015.Budd debuted for Italy in the summer of June 2017 against Scotland in Singapore. In April 2017, Budd signed a contract renewal with Treviso for the

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season and beyond and Treviso Head Coach

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named Budd as captain for the 2017–18 season. He is currently living with his pet dog Due. He played with Benetton until

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season. On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the

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. He represented

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on 29 occasions. and captained the side on 3 occasions.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Budd, Dean 1986 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Whangārei New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate rugby union players in Italy 2019 Rugby World Cup players Blues (Super Rugby) players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players Green Rockets Tokatsu players Expatriate rugby union players in Japan Auckland rugby union players Northland rugby union players