Rugby player
Date of birth | (1989-10-28) 28 October 1989 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Thomas of Canterbury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Dickson (born 28 October 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team.
Early life
Dickson was educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch. He was a member of the New Zealand national Australian rules football team during the 2011 Australian Football International Cup.
International career
Dickson was selected as a member of the New Zealand sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Dickson was part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games squad. He is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi. He won a bronze medal with the All Blacks Sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He co-captained the team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji in the gold medal final.
References
- "Team tracker: Rugby sevens". 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016 – via New Zealand Herald.
- "Rugby", St Thomas of Canterbury website (retrieved 20 September 2018)
- Cross Coders: All Blacks 7’s star credits AFL for kickstarting Rugby career
- "DICKSON Sam". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Smith, Tony (8 July 2014). "Dickson delighted at sevens selection". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "NZ squads named for Rugby World Cup Sevens". NZ Herald. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- "New Zealand Sevens teams named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". allblacks.com. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- Julian, Adam (12 September 2022). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town". allblacks.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town". 1 News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- Wilson, Sam (11 September 2022). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town". Stuff. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links
- Sam Dickson at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Sam Dickson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Sam Dickson at Olympics.com
- Sam Dickson at Olympedia (archive)
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- Living people
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- 1989 births
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- Ngāi Tahu people
- New Zealand Māori rugby union players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- People educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Otago rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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