Sam Dickson (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 28 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sam Dickson (born 28 October 1989) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player.[1] He was educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch.[2] He was selected as a member of the New Zealand national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] Dickson was a member of the New Zealand national Australian rules football team during the 2011 Australian Football International Cup.[4]
He was part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games squad.[5] He is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi.[6]
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)
- ^ "DICKSON Sam". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Cross Coders: All Blacks 7’s star credits AFL for kickstarting Rugby career
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Sam Dickson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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