Sam Dickson (rugby union)
New Zealand rugby sevens player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Zealand rugby sevens player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1]
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Dickson was educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch.[2] He was a member of the New Zealand national Australian rules football team during the 2011 Australian Football International Cup.[3]
Dickson was selected as a member of the New Zealand sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Dickson was part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games squad.[5] He is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi.[6] He won a bronze medal with the All Blacks Sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[7][8][9][10] He co-captained the team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[11][12] He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji in the gold medal final.[13][14][15]
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