Dean Coleman (rugby union)

Dean Coleman
Birth nameDean Adrian Charles Coleman
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991-1992 Manawatu 29 (5)
1993 King Country 16 (5)
1994-1995 Waikato 29 (20)
1996 Bay of Plenty 4 (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996 Crusaders 8 (0)

Dean Adrian Charles Coleman is a former New Zealand professional rugby player.

Biography

Coleman debuted in representative rugby playing as a lock for Manawatu for two seasons until 1992. He scored only one try for Manawatu which he scored during the 1992 National Provincial Championship.[1] He later played for several other unions including King Country, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.[2]

In 1996 he was signed to play for the Crusaders in the inaugural Super 12 season.[3]

In 1997 he was not offered a Super Rugby contract, though would have been available anyway because of work commitments after becoming as Wrightson's Taranaki region finance manager in September 1996. He then signed to play for Taranaki, but did not play a match for them.[2][4]

After retiring from professional rugby Coleman became the owner of a Mount Maunganui-based company Marexim which is a manufacturer and distributor of advanced lighting and electrical products.[5]

References

  1. ^ Howitt, Bob (1992). Radio New Zealand Sport Rugby Annual 1992. Auckland: Moa Beckett. p. 121. ISBN 1 86947 114 8.
  2. ^ a b Bingham, Peter (16 January 1997). "Experienced forward signs for Taranaki". Daily News. p. 9.
  3. ^ McMorran, Steve (1 March 1996). "Professional rugby finally kicks off". The Dominion. p. 25.
  4. ^ Hills, Murray (7 June 1997). "Top players not in squad". Daily News. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Dean's bright ideas see the light: Working 100-hour weeks, Marexim chief sets pace". Bay of Plenty Times. 8 October 2008. p. A18.