Joshua Dickson

Josh Dickson
Personal information
Full name Joshua McKenzie Dickson
Born (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994
Perth, Australia
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended Otago Boys' High School
University Otago Polytechnic
Club information
Playing position Lock
Current club Otago / Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2014– Otago 22 (10)
2017− Highlanders ()
Representative team(s)
2014 New Zealand U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 November 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 4 November 2016.

Josh Dickson (born 2 November 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Otago in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the Highlanders in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2]

Early Career

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Dickson was raised in New Zealand and attended Otago Boys' High School.

Senior Career

He made his senior debut playing for the Otago Razorbacks in the 2014 ITM Cup where he made 3 substitute appearances before becoming more of a regular the following year, featuring in 9 games, 7 of which were from the start and scoring 2 tries. 2016 was a pretty good year for the Razorbacks as they reached the Championship final before losing to North Harbour and Dickson was a key player for them in the second row, making a career-high 10 appearances.[3]

Super Rugby

Solid performances for Otago over the course of three provincial seasons put him on the radar of 2015 Super Rugby champions, the Highlanders, and he was signed to a contract with the franchise ahead of the 2017 season.[1]

International

Dickson was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which competed in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in his home country where he made 2 appearances as the Junior All Blacks finished in 3rd place.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Highlanders 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. "Josh Dickson Otago Player Profile". Otago Rugby. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Josh Dickson itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. "Josh Dickson New Zealand Under-20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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