John Devereux (rugby)

John Devereux

Personal information

Full name

John Anthony Devereux

Date of birth

30 March 1966

Place of birth

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight

15 st 4 lb (97 kg)

University

UWIC (formerly SGIHE)

Club information

Position

Current club

Retired

Senior clubs*

Years	Club	Apps (points)
____ ‐ 89 1989 ‐ 96 1993 1997 ‐ 99 1999 ‐ 02	Bridgend RFC Widnes Manly Sea Eagles Sale Sharks Bridgend RFC Pontypool RFC Maesteg RFC Bridgend Blue Bulls	15 (12) 8 (0)

Representative teams

1986 ‐ 89
1989

21 (20)
0 (0)
10
6

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

John Anthony Devereux (30 March 1966)^[1] is a Welsh former dual-code rugby football international. In 1989 he toured with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby union for Bridgend. He also played rugby league with Widnes in England and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Australia, achieving representative selection for the Great Britain and Wales national rugby league teams. After retiring from playing he became head coach of the Wales rugby league team.

Devereux also made an appearance for the British and Irish Lions against a Rest of the World XV in 1986.

Devereux was as an Interchange/Substitute in Widnes's 24-18 victory over Salford in the 1990 Lancashire Cup final during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 September 1990.

Devereux played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2, in Widnes' 24-0 victory over Leeds in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy final during the 1991–92 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 11 January 1992.

John Devereux won caps for Wales (RL) while at Widnes, and unattached 1991…2000 10 (12?)-caps + 2-caps (sub) 2 (3?)-tries 1-goal 10 (14?)-points.

He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. Also in 1992 Devereux played from the bench in Great Britain's loss to Australia in the World Cup final at Wembley.

Devereux currently lives in Bridgend, Wales with his wife and two daughters

References

British and Irish Lions – 1986 IRFB Centenary Match vs The Rest

Forwards	Nigel Carr (Ire) John Beattie (Sco) John Jeffrey (Sco) Donal Lenihan (Ire) Wade Dooley (Eng) Des Fitzgerald (Ire) Colin Deans (Sco) (c) Jeff Whitefoot (Wal) Iain Paxton (Sco) (bench) Iain Milne (Sco) (bench)

Backs	Gavin Hastings (Sco) Trevor Ringland (Ire) Brendan Mullin (Ire) John Devereux (Wal) Rory Underwood (Eng) John Rutherford (Sco) Robert Jones (Wal) Malcolm Dacey (Wal) (bench) Richard Hill (Eng) (bench) Michael Kiernan (Ire) (bench) Steve Brain (Eng) (bench)

Wales squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup Third Place

Forwards	Blackmore Buchanan Collins Ph. Davies S. Evans James P. Moriarty R. Moriarty Norster A. Phillips K. Phillips Rawlins Richards Roberts Sutton Webster Whitefoot Young

Backs	Bowen Dacey J. Davies Devereux I. Evans Giles Hadley Hopkins Jones Ring Thorburn Titley Webbe

Coach	Gray

British and Irish Lions – 1989 Australia tour

Forwards	Ackford Calder Chilcott Dooley Griffiths Jeffrey Lenihan Moore Norster Richards Robinson Smith Sole Teague White Young

Backs	Andrew Armstrong Chalmers Clement Dean Devereux Dods Evans Guscott Hall G. Hastings S. Hastings Jones Mullin Oti Underwood Carling (withdrew - injury)

Coach	McGeechan

Wales squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup

Davies (c) Atcheson Bateman Busby Cowie Cunningham Devereux Ellis Eyres Ford Gibbs Griffiths Hadley Hall Harris Jones Moriarty Perrett Phillips Quinnell Skerrett Stephens Sullivan Webster Young Coach: Griffiths

Wales squad – 2000 Rugby League World Cup

Harris (c) Atcheson Briers Busby Carvell Critchley Cunningham Davies Devereux Eaton Farrell Highton Jenkins Luckwell Moriarty Morgan Morley O'Hare Price Smith Sterling Sullivan Tassell Watson Whittle Coach: Griffiths

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