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'''John Dicks''' (12 September 1912 – 7 May 1981) was an English international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby Prospects |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000732/19370212/374/0016 |work=[[Northampton Mercury]] |date=12 February 1937}}</ref> |
'''John Dicks''' (12 September 1912 – 7 May 1981) was an English international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby Prospects |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000732/19370212/374/0016 |work=[[Northampton Mercury]] |date=12 February 1937}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Mears Ashby]], Northamptonshire, Dicks was a forward with [[Northampton Saints|Northampton]], making his first team debut in the |
Born in [[Mears Ashby]], Northamptonshire, Dicks was a forward with [[Northampton Saints|Northampton]], making his first team debut in the 1922–23 season. He was member of the East Midlands side which won the [[County Championship (rugby union)|County Championship]] for the first time in 1934.<ref>{{cite news |title=East Midlands Surprise Gloucester |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000329/19340312/116/0011 |work=[[Western Morning News]] |date=12 March 1934}}</ref> |
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Dicks was capped eight times for [[England national rugby union team|England]] during the 1930s. He played as a second rower in all of England's 1934 and 1935 [[Six Nations Championship|Home Nations]] fixtures, then for his solitary appearance in 1936 was moved to the front row alongside Northampton teammate [[Ray Longland]], before playing in the back row for his final match in 1937.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dicks In Front Row |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000732/19360313/351/0014 |work=Northampton Mercury |date=13 March 1936}}</ref> |
Dicks was capped eight times for [[England national rugby union team|England]] during the 1930s. He played as a second rower in all of England's 1934 and 1935 [[Six Nations Championship|Home Nations]] fixtures, then for his solitary appearance in 1936 was moved to the front row alongside Northampton teammate [[Ray Longland]], before playing in the back row for his final match in 1937.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dicks In Front Row |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000732/19360313/351/0014 |work=Northampton Mercury |date=13 March 1936}}</ref> |
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John Dicks (12 September 1912 – 7 May 1981) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire, Dicks was a forward with Northampton, making his first team debut in the 1922–23 season. He was member of the East Midlands side which won the County Championship for the first time in 1934.[2]
Dicks was capped eight times for England during the 1930s. He played as a second rower in all of England's 1934 and 1935 Home Nations fixtures, then for his solitary appearance in 1936 was moved to the front row alongside Northampton teammate Ray Longland, before playing in the back row for his final match in 1937.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby Prospects". Northampton Mercury. 12 February 1937.
- ^ "East Midlands Surprise Gloucester". Western Morning News. 12 March 1934.
- ^ "Dicks In Front Row". Northampton Mercury. 13 March 1936.
External links
[edit]- John Dicks at ESPNscrum