Gordon Dickson (rugby union)

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Gordon Dickson
Birth nameGordon Dickson
Date of birth (1954-12-10) 10 December 1954 (age 67)
Place of birth Galashiels, Scotland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Gala ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- South of Scotland ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

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

He played for South of Scotland District. [2]

International career

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]

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References

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


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