Fraser Dingwall (born 7 April 1999) is an English professional
rugby union
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player who plays for
Northampton Saints
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They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...
as a
Centre
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Career
Dingwall attended Bedford School where he was
Head of School. Dingwall first started playing rugby at
Cambridge R.U.F.C.
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and joined
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...
at the age of 14.
In October 2018 Dingwall made his professional debut for Northampton in a
Premiership game against
Leicester Tigers.
At International level Dingwall captained the
Scotland U18 side qualifying through his Scottish father. Dingwall scored a try for the
England under-20 team against
Ireland
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in the final round of the
2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
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as they finished runners up. He was included in the squad for the
2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
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and started in the final as England finished runners up to hosts
France
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. He was chosen to captain England at the
2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
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Defending champions France won the und ...
and scored a try against
Wales
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to secure fifth place.
Dingwall received his first call up to the senior
England
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squad on 20 January 2020 for the
2020 Six Nations Championship
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.
In January 2023 Dingwall was suspended for three weeks following his sending-off for dangerous play in a
Champions Cup match against
La Rochelle
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References
External links
Northampton Saints profile*
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1999 births
Living people
English people of Scottish descent
English rugby union players
Northampton Saints players
People educated at Bedford School
Rugby union centres
Rugby union players from Cambridge