Peter Dixon
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Peter John Dixon is a former England
international rugby union player. He toured New Zealand
in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions
and at the time played club rugby for Harlequins
. He played for Oxford University RFC
in four consecutive Varsity Matches
from 1967 to 1970. He played for Cumberland at county level alongside David Robinson and Butler in the backrow and with Cowman at fly half. The northern section of the county championship found him playing against Gosforth and later England colleague Roger Utley and against Alan Old and Warfield(Yorkshire) and Tony Neary, Fran Cotton, Bill Beaumont and Mike Slemen(Lancashire).
He played together with several of these in the Northwest Counties team that in 1972 ,at Workington, became the first regional team to defeat a New Zealand All Black's touring team.
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
international rugby union player. He toured New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
and at the time played club rugby for Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
. He played for Oxford University RFC
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
in four consecutive Varsity Matches
The Varsity Match
The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. By tradition, the match is held on the second Tuesday of December. In 2005, however, this changed, and the match was on Tuesday 6 December. In 2007, it was held on a Thursday for...
from 1967 to 1970. He played for Cumberland at county level alongside David Robinson and Butler in the backrow and with Cowman at fly half. The northern section of the county championship found him playing against Gosforth and later England colleague Roger Utley and against Alan Old and Warfield(Yorkshire) and Tony Neary, Fran Cotton, Bill Beaumont and Mike Slemen(Lancashire).
He played together with several of these in the Northwest Counties team that in 1972 ,at Workington, became the first regional team to defeat a New Zealand All Black's touring team.