Seamus Deering
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Full nameSeamus Joseph Deering
Born18 November 1906
Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Died15 March 1989 (aged 82)
Position
Lock
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| Born | 18 November 1906 Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 March 1989 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
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Seamus Joseph Deering (18 November 1906 — 15 March 1989) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow, Deering was the younger brother of rugby player turned politician Mark Deering.[1]
Deering, a second row forward, played his rugby for Bective and Garryowen. He was capped nine times for Ireland between 1935 and 1937, which included an appearance against the 1935–36 All Blacks.[2]
Post rugby, Deering was employed as a Wages Board inspector for the Department of Agriculture.[3]
Deering was the father of 1970s Ireland flanker Shay Deering.[2]