James Dickson (rugby union)

James Dickson

Full name	James Alfred Nicholson Dickson
Date of birth	(1897-03-12)12 March 1897
Place of birth	Enniskillen, Ireland
Date of death	24 November 1963(1963-11-24) (aged 66)
Place of death	Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
School	Portora Royal School
University	Trinity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1920 Ireland 3 (3)

James Alfred Nicholson Dickson (12 March 1897 — 24 November 1963) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Enniskillen, Dickson attended Portora Royal School and served as an officer in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers during World War I, then later with the Machine Gun Corps. He also had two brothers who served. In 1916, Dickson was wounded in action and sent to a hospital in England to recover.

Dickson represented the "Mother County" in the 1919 King's Cup against a New Zealand Army team. He played rugby for Dublin University and was capped three times for Ireland in 1920. After scoring a try on debut against England, Dickson missed the next match with influenza, before back to back appearances against Wales and France.

A dental surgeon, Dickson had a long-standing practice in Enniskillen.

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

External links

• James Dickson at ESPNscrum