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Assistant Coach

Brett Deacon

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    Brett Deacon leads on the breakdown and contact area within Dan McKellar's team, while also assisting the Head Coach with the forwards.

    Deacon made 135 first-team appearances in two spells as a player with Leicester Tigers before joining the coaching staff upon retiring in 2015.

    He spent two seasons with coaching roles in the Academy before joining the senior squad's staff ahead of the 2016/17 season.

    In the seven seasons before the current campaign, Deacon worked across the line-out, defence and breakdown functions, while also leading the Premiership Rugby Cup staff from 2019-2023.