Brother inspired Tigers lock Deacon
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Louis Deacon says it was "amazing" to go from playing in the back garden with brother Brett to lining up alongside him in the Leicester Tigers first team.
The ex-England lock, 34,
has retired from rugby
after injury has prevented him making an appearance this season.
Deacon made his Tigers debut in 2000 and won six Premiership titles and two European Cups as a one-club man.
"It was a dream for us to play in the second row together for Brett's first game," he told
BBC East Midlands Today.
"It was out of the blue and pretty amazing because the clu…
The ex-England lock, 34,
has retired from rugby
after injury has prevented him making an appearance this season.
Deacon made his Tigers debut in 2000 and won six Premiership titles and two European Cups as a one-club man.
"It was a dream for us to play in the second row together for Brett's first game," he told
BBC East Midlands Today.
"It was out of the blue and pretty amazing because the clu…
