Pieter Dixon (born 17 October 1977 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union footballer, who plays hooker for Bath. He was educated at Maritzburg College, and was captain of the South African Schools' rugby team in 1995. He is the nephew of Vintcent van der Bijl, who represented South Africa at cricket in the 1980s.
| Birth name | Pieter Jeremy Dixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Maritzburg College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After previously playing provincial and Super 12 rugby in South Africa, Dixon signed for Bath for the 2005–2006 season. He made an immediate impact when scoring a try in a Powergen Cup game against Bristol.[1] Dixon is said to be a mobile hooker with good set-piece skills.[1] His scrummaging is renowned and his lineout work garnered him praise whilst in South Africa and now in the Aviva Premiership. Dixon signed a two-year extension to his contract during January 2008, taking him through to end of the 2009/10 season. Bath Rugby announced in December 2009 that Dixon had signed a further two-year extension to his contract, along with extensions for Matt Banahan and David Barnes,[2] taking him to the end of the 2011/12 season.
References
edit- ^ a b "Bath Squad profile". Bath Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Bath bolstered by Christmas contract renewals". Bath Rugby. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
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