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Sam Dickinson
Birth nameSamuel Mark Dickinson
Date of birth (1985-01-28) 28 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birthManchester, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
SchoolCalday Grange GS
UniversityLiverpool John Moores BSc Building Surveying
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2009
2009–2012
2012–
2013
Caldy
Rotherham Titans
Northampton Saints
Moseley
?
63
23
8
(?)
(20)
(15)
(0)
Correct as of 09:33, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– England Saxons 2 (0)
Correct as of 09:33, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Samuel Mark "Sam" Dickinson (born 28 January 1985) is an English rugby union player for Premiership side Northampton Saints. He began his career at hometown club Caldy before moving to Rotherham Titans in 2009. He plays in the back row but has also spent time at lock. At international level he has represented the England Saxons.

Club career

Dickinson was born in Manchester and began his career at Caldy.[1] He joined Rotherham Titans in 2009 and played 63 times before moving to Northampton Saints three years later.[2] He broke his arm days after agreeing to move to Saints and eventually made his debut against Exeter Chiefs in September 2013, over 18 months after signing.[3] In April the following year he scored his first points for the Saints with a try in their 28–14 European Challenge Cup quarter-final victory over Sale Sharks.[4]

International career

In October 2013 Dickinson was called up to the England Saxons squad as a replacement for Tom Johnson who had been called into the senior squad.[5] The following January he was named in the Saxons Elite Player Squad and he made his debut that month as a replacement against the Ireland Wolfhounds.[6][7] He made his first start a week later against Scotland A in a 16–16 draw.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sam Dickinson". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Northampton Saints capture Sam Dickinson from Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Sam Dickinson relishes delayed debut for Northampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Ben Nutley scores two tries as Northampton ease to cup win over Sale". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Dickinson rested as Saints coach Mallinder rotates his squad for Ospreys clash". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Wholesale changes to the Saxons EPS". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. ^ "England Saxons 8–14 Ireland Wolfhounds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  8. ^ "England Saxons and Scotland A play out draw in Glasgow". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 April 2014.