Deon Muir
{{Short description|New Zealand rugby union player (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Deon Muir
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| full_name = Deon David Muir
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|05|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rotorua, New Zealand
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| height = 6 ft 2 in
| weight = 233 lb
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| position = No. 8
| provinceyears1 = 1995–02
| province1 = {{rut|Waikato}}
| provinceapps1 = 101
| provincepoints1 = 210
| superyears1 = 1996
| super1 = {{Rut|Crusaders}}
| superapps1 = 4
| superpoints1 = 0
| superyears2 = 1997–02
| super2 = {{Rut|Chiefs}}
| superapps2 = 33
| superpoints2 = 25
}}
Deon David Muir (born 13 May 1973) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Chiefs wait and hope for Muir - Super Rugby News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/chiefs-wait-and-hope-for-muir/KUNNLNFY5HU7SWSYVQL2CVVI6A/ |work=NZ Herald |date=28 February 2002 |language=en-NZ}}
Biography
Muir was born in Rotorua and educated at St Stephen's School outside Auckland.{{cite news |title=RUGBY: Reuben relishes return - Sport News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/sport/rugby-reuben-relishes-return/6DCJXBKVQ4V2SQGKKUWVVZVCMU/ |work=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}
=Rugby career=
A number eight, Muir led the Chiefs during the 2001 and 2002 Super 12 seasons, earning New Zealand rugby's "Super 12 Player of the Year" award for his captaincy efforts in his first year in charge.{{cite web |title=Deon David Muir |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/deon-d-muir |website=New Zealand Rugby History |language=en}} He spent his entire provincial career with Waikato and was captain for part of their 21 successive Ranfurly Shield defences.{{cite news |title=Deon Muir in coaching mode |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/3510883/Deon-Muir-in-coaching-mode |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=26 March 2010}} In 2002, Muir became the 20th Waikato player to reach 100 games in their NPC semi-final win over Otago, then left at the season's end to play rugby with Japanese club Sanix.{{cite news |title=Waikato hero heads to Japan - Rugby News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/waikato-hero-heads-to-japan/AD6FVQNEL6F27HSALHVHFOTCXE/ |work=NZ Herald |date=27 October 2002 |language=en-NZ}} He played seven years with the Fukuoka-based club before retiring in 2008.{{cite news |title=Where are they now?: Mooloos legend Deon Muir |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/9605535/Where-are-they-now-Mooloos-legend-Deon-Muir |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=14 January 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNscrum|12373}}
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Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:Māori All Blacks players
Category:Rugby union players from Rotorua
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:Waikato rugby union players
Category:Crusaders (rugby union) players
Category:Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
Category:Munakata Sanix Blues players
Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
Category:People educated at St Stephen's School, Bombay Hills