Gordon Dickson (rugby union)
| Birth name | Gordon Dickson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Dickson (born 10 December 1954) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]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
[edit]He played for South of Scotland District.[2]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Gordon Dickson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ a b "'Flash' Gordon Dickson". 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Gordon Dickson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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