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Gordon Dickson (rugby union)

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Gordon Dickson
Birth nameGordon Dickson
Date of birth (1954-12-10) 10 December 1954 (age 69)
Place of birthGalashiels, Scotland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Gala ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1977-78
1978-82
Scotland 'B'
Scotland
3
9
(0)
(4)

Gordon Dickson (born 10 December 1954) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played for Gala.[2]

He broke his leg playing for Gala, just weeks before his wedding; and so he had to hobble down the church aisle with a cast on his leg. His wife was a Scotland international hockey player.[3]

The couple later moved to Western Australia.[3]

Provincial career

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He played for South of Scotland District.[2]

International career

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He was capped by Scotland 'B' 3 times, between 1977 and 1978.

His first full senior cap was New Zealand in 1978. He was capped a total of 9 times.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Gordon Dickson". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ a b "'Flash' Gordon Dickson". 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Gordon Dickson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.