 Deacon missed Bradford's last three games because of his hamstring injury |
Bradford scrum-half Paul Deacon has been forced to withdraw from the Great Britain train-on squad through injury. Deacon, whose last appearance for his country was two years ago, has failed to recover from the hamstring problem.
His absence is likely to guarantee a start for Leeds Rhinos star Rob Burrow in the first of three Tests against New Zealand on 27 October.
Huddersfield centre or stand-off Kevin Brown pulled out of the squad last week in order to have groin surgery.
Deacon was one of five Bulls players called up by coach Tony Smith ahead of the three-Test series against New Zealand that starts later this month.
Current Great Britain train-on squad:
Matt Blaymire (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)
Kevin Brown (Huddersfield Giants)
Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls)
Gareth Carvell (Hull FC)
Jon Clarke (Warrington Wolves)
Andy Coley (Salford City Reds)
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Martin Gleeson (Warrington Wolves)
David Hodgson (Salford City Reds)
Richard Horne (Hull FC)
Andy Lynch (Bradford Bulls)
Richard Moore (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves)
Terry Newton (Bradford Bulls)
Kevin Penny (Warrington Wolves)
Michael Platt (Bradford Bulls)
Gareth Raynor (Hull FC)
Jamie Rooney (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)
Paul Sykes (Harlequins RL)
Danny Tickle (Hull FC)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves)
Stephen Wild (Huddersfield Giants)
Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC)
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