Jack Dixon (born 13 December 1994) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for

Dragons A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

regional team having previously played for

Bedwas RFC Bedwas RFC ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Bedwas) is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Bedwas. Bedwas has two senior teams, their 1st XV competing in the Welsh Championship and their development side, the Bedwas Barbarians. The club is a member ...

and

Newport RFC Newport Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd) is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on t ...

. A centre, he made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons in October 2011 versus

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in the

Anglo-Welsh Cup The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs ...

as a second-half replacement aged 16 years and 313 days. In doing so, Dixon broke the record for the youngest player to play Welsh regional rugby held by

Hallam Amos Hallam Benjamen Amos (born 24 September 1994) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played for Cardiff Rugby and Newport Gwent Dragons. He mostly played as a wing, but he was also capable of playing at fullback and as a centre. Born in Stoc ...

who set the record earlier in the same match. Dixon made his debut for the Wales Under-20 team on 9 March 2012 versus Italy. In April 2012 he was named in the Wales Under-20 squad for the Junior World Cup in South Africa. In January 2013 he was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the 2013 Under 20 Six Nations Championship.Wales Under 20 Squad
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