Sale head coach Deacon departs club
Deacon switched codes from rugby league to take up a role as attack coach at Sale having won four Super League Grand Finals, two Challenge Cups and the World Club Challenge during a glittering career as a player with both Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors.Sale expect to announce details of their coaching line-up for next season "in the coming days" and the club's director of rugby Alex Sanderson paid tribute to the departing Deacon."For the last five years he's been the first person I call on a Sunday, " he said."He's been the most diligent, the most hard-working and the most dependable head coach and for me on a personal level, he's been a rock."
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