Full name | Fraser Andrew Dingwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fraser Andrew Dingwall (born 7 April 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and the England national team.[1]
Dingwall attended Bedford School where he was Head of School.[2] Dingwall first started playing rugby at Cambridge R.U.F.C.[3] and joined Northampton Saints at the age of 14.[1] In October 2018 Dingwall made his professional debut for Northampton in a Premiership game against Leicester Tigers.[4]
In January 2023 Dingwall was suspended for three weeks following his sending-off for dangerous play in a Champions Cup match against La Rochelle.[5]
At International level Dingwall captained the Scotland U18 side qualifying through his Scottish father.[6] Dingwall scored a try for the England under-20 team against Ireland in the final round of the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship as they finished runners up.[7] He was included in the squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship[8] and started in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.[9] He was chosen to captain England at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship[10] and scored a try against Wales to secure fifth place.[11]
Dingwall received his first call up to the senior England squad on 20 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[12]
On the 17th January 2024 Dingwall was called up to the senior England squad for the 2024 Six Nations, along with 6 of his Northampton Saints teammates.