Don McDeed
| Full name | Donald Joseph McDeed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 March 1931 Hastings, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 2026 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald Joseph McDeed (22 March 1931 – 29 July 2026) was an Australian international rugby union player.[1]
Biography
McDeed was born in the Victorian town of Hastings on 22 March 1931. He was 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]
McDeed died on 29 July 2026, at the age of 95.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tripping Charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 April 1961.
- 1 2 "Donald Joseph McDeed". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ↑ "Manly debut as hooker for McDeed". The Daily Telegraph. 28 May 1954.
- ↑ Vale Don McDeed
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2026 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Victoria (state)
- Rugby union hookers
- New South Wales rugby union team players
- Parramatta Two Blues players
- Manly RUFC players
- People educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen