Full name | Fraser Andrew Dingwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fraser Andrew Dingwall (born 7 April 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and the England national team. [1]
Dingwall attended Bassingbourn Village College [2] and Bedford School where he was Head of School. [3] Dingwall first started playing rugby at Cambridge [4] and joined Northampton Saints at the age of 14. [1] In October 2018 Dingwall made his professional debut for Northampton in a Premiership game against Leicester Tigers. [5]
In January 2023 Dingwall was suspended for three weeks following his sending-off for dangerous play in a Champions Cup match against La Rochelle. [6]
At International level Dingwall captained the Scotland U18 side qualifying through his Scottish father. [7] Dingwall scored a try for the England under-20 team against Ireland in the final round of the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship as they finished runners up. [8] He was included in the squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship [9] and started in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France. [10] He was chosen to captain England at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship [11] and scored a try against Wales to secure fifth place. [12]
Dingwall received his first call up to the senior England squad on 20 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. [13]
On the 17th January 2024 Dingwall was called up to the senior England squad for the 2024 Six Nations, along with 6 of his Northampton Saints teammates and made his debut starting at inside centre in a win against Italy.