Don McDeed

Don McDeed, 95, died on July 29, 2026. Don McDeed was known publicly as an Australian rugby player. Donald Joseph McDeed (born 22 March 1931) is an Australian former international rugby union player. McDeed was born in the Victorian town of Hastings and educated at Sydney's St Patrick's College. A hooker, McDeed played for Parramatta during the early 1950s, before switching to Manly. He was called up by the Wallabies in 1961 as understudy to Peter Johnson in a home series against Fiji, then kept his place for that year's tour of South Africa, featuring in their draw against South-West Africa and win over Border. Public biographical listings identify McDeed as an Australian rugby player. This public record remains centered on McDeed's work as an Australian rugby player and the documented milestones of that career.