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John Dee (rugby union)

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John Dee
Full nameJohn MacKenzie Dee
Date of birth (1938-10-22) 22 October 1938 (age 86)
Place of birthHartlepool, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–63 England 2 (0)

John MacKenzie Dee (born 22 October 1938) is an English former international rugby union player.

Dee played his rugby for hometown club Hartlepool Rovers. He made his England debut as a centre against Scotland at Murrayfield in the 1962 Five Nations Championship and toured South Africa that year with the British Lions.[1] In 1963, Dee made the England squad for their Australasia tour, where he was capped a second time in the Auckland Test against the All Blacks, playing as a winger.[2] His father Jack was a trainer on the England team.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Meet The Lions". Liverpool Echo. 7 April 1962.
  2. ^ "England's rugby tour party". Herald Express. 28 March 1963.
  3. ^ "No official approach by Everton for Preston wingers". Liverpool Daily Post. 19 March 1962.
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