Alasdair Dickinson
Encyclopedia
Alasdair Dickinson is a Scottish
rugby union
footballer, who plays for Sale Sharks
. He plays as a prop. He is a product of the Scottish Institute of Sport
.
One of three players to join from Edinburgh
, the prop is a tremendous ball carrier.
He made his Scotland
debut against New Zealand at the RWC 2007 and has gone on to win 19 caps to date.
The 25-year-old plays on the loose-head side of the scrum and featured twice against Gloucester in the 2006 – 07 Heineken Cup
.
2008 – 09 really saw him force his way into the Gloucester first team to a regular basis as he made 20 appearances in total.
Dickinson signed for Gloucester from Edinburgh Gunners
for the 2007/08 season.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer, who plays for Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
. He plays as a prop. He is a product of the Scottish Institute of Sport
Scottish Institute of Sport
The Scottish Institute of Sport is the national sports development body in Scotland. It is part of sportscotland, a publicly owned company which is partly funded by the UK's National Lottery.The SIS was established in 1998...
.
One of three players to join from Edinburgh
Edinburgh Gunners
Edinburgh Rugby is one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 League along with Glasgow Warriors, their oldest rivals...
, the prop is a tremendous ball carrier.
He made his Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
debut against New Zealand at the RWC 2007 and has gone on to win 19 caps to date.
The 25-year-old plays on the loose-head side of the scrum and featured twice against Gloucester in the 2006 – 07 Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
.
2008 – 09 really saw him force his way into the Gloucester first team to a regular basis as he made 20 appearances in total.
Dickinson signed for Gloucester from Edinburgh Gunners
Edinburgh Gunners
Edinburgh Rugby is one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 League along with Glasgow Warriors, their oldest rivals...
for the 2007/08 season.