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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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]
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]