Deon Apps (born 12 October 1987) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for the

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in the

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Background

Deon Apps was born in

Bega, New South Wales Bega () is a town in the south-east of New South Wales, Australia, in the Bega Valley Shire. It is the economic centre for the Bega Valley. Place name One claim is that place name ''Bega'' is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "bi ...

, Australia.

Playing career

Apps made his

debut during round 12 of the

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against the

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith ...

. Apps played a total of 51 games for Norths after spending a majority of his time playing in the

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. His junior club was the

Bega Roosters The Bega Roosters are an Australian rugby league football team based in Bega, a coastal town of the Far South Coast region of New South Wales. The club was formed in 1960 as the result of the almagation of the Bega Rovers and the Bega West foo ...

and his nickname iPhone was given to him by club hooker

Issac Luke Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugb ...

. He is the older brother of Dragons, Blues and Jillaroos representative player

Kezie Apps Kezie Apps (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She is an Australian internati ...

References

External links

NRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Apps, Deon 1987 births Living people Australian rugby league players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Rugby league players from Bega, New South Wales Rugby league second-rows South Sydney Rabbitohs players