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Saitama, who are coached by former Wallabies boss Robbie Deans, are currently top of the Japan Rugby League One table after seven games of the season.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Capped twice by Scotland, Deans was a prolific goalscorer for both Motherwell and Celtic in the 1960s and 1970s, winning six major honours with the latter.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Deans and departments have been told to be prepared for layoffs if the cuts last.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Ryan Deans, 25, had to be resuscitated after being submerged for almost two minutes before the alarm was raised at the Galleon Centre in Kilmarnock in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

In effect, however, although I was not biologically related, I was raised in the Dean household as the baby of the family, and considered the Deans to be my “real” family.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers