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| Full name | Lee Dickson | ||||||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1985 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Verden, Lower Saxony, West Germany | ||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) [1] | ||||||
| School | Barnard Castle School | ||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||
| Current club | Northampton Saints | ||||||
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Lee Dickson (born 29 March 1985 in Verden, Germany) is a rugby union footballer who plays at scrum-half for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.
Dickson was educated at Barnard Castle School where he learnt his rugby. His first club was Newcastle Falcons where he made his debut for first team in the 2004/5 season. In 2008, he joined newly promoted Northampton Saints for the 2008/9 season.[2]
Born in Germany to an English mother and Scottish father, Dickson represented Scotland at the 2004 Under-19 World Cup before switching his international allegiance to England and being part of their Under-21 World Cup campaign a year later.
In 2008, Dickson played for England Saxons in the side that defeated Ireland A.[3][4] He was also called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.[5][6]
In 2012, Dickson made his debut for the full national team off the bench in England's 6 Nations match with Scotland, in which England won 13-6 and retained the Calcutta Cup. The scrum-half has since earned 18 caps for England.[7]
Dickson was named as the captain for the 2015-16 season at Northampton Saints, replacing Dylan Hartley. Tom Wood took over the captaincy for the current campaign, however.[8]
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "Falcons Confirm Dickson Departure". Newcastle Falcons. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ↑ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ↑ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ↑ "Injury-hit England call up trio". BBC. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ↑ "England call up trio". Sportinglife. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ↑ https://rugby.statbunker.com/players/getPlayerStats?player_id=16605
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36541888