Dean Julian Kenny (born 22 May 1961) is a former New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. A halfback, Kenny represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ...

, in 1986. He played three matches for the All Blacks on their tour of France that year, but did not play in any tests. Dean Kenny qualified as a chiropractor but lost his registration in 2018 after facing charges in the North Shore District Court. These charges relating to false treatment claims made to ACC between March and July 2016.

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