Samuel Mark Dickinson (born 28 January 1985) is an English rugby union player who left Premiership side

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at the end of the 2016/17 season. He began his career at hometown club

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before moving to

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in 2009. He plays in the back row but has also spent time at

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. At international level he has represented the

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Club career

Dickinson was born in

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and began his career at

. He joined

in 2009 and played 63 times before moving to

three years later. He broke his arm days after agreeing to move to Saints and eventually made his debut against

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in September 2013, over 18 months after signing. In April the following year he scored his first points for the Saints with a try in their 28–14

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quarter-final victory over

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. In 2014 Dickson started as Northampton beat Saracens to win the Premiership final. After making 89 appearances for Saints and captaining Northampton's second side the Wanderers to the Aviva 'A' League title in the 2016/17 season, it was announced that Dickinson would part company with Saints at the conclusion of the current season. On 13 February 2018, Dickinson signs for

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club

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on long-term deal with immediate effect, leaving Northampton.

International career

In October 2013 Dickinson was called up to the

squad as a replacement for Tom Johnson who had been called into the senior squad. The following January he was named in the Saxons Elite Player Squad and he made his debut that month as a replacement against the

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. He made his first start a week later against Scotland A in a 16–16 draw.

References

External links

Sam Dickinson profile
at Northampton Saints
Sam Dickinson profile
at the RFU {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickinson, Sam 1985 births Living people English rugby union players Moseley Rugby Football Club players Northampton Saints players Rotherham Titans players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Manchester Rugby union number eights