Fraser Dingwall
{{short description|English rugby union player}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
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| fullname = Fraser Andrew Dingwall
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|04|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cambridge, England
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|91|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = Bedford School
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| position = Centre
| currentclub = Northampton Saints
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = Northampton Saints
| apps1 = 134
| points1 = 135
| repyears1 = 2018–2019
| repteam1 = England U20
| repcaps1 = 15
| reppoints1 = 15
| repyears2 = 2024–
| repteam2 = England
| repcaps2 = 3
| reppoints2 = 5
| clubupdate = 6 March 2025
| repupdate = 19 January 2024
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Fraser Andrew Dingwall (Dingus) (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.{{cite web |url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/person/fraser-dingwall |title=Club profile:Fraser Dingwall|publisher=Northampton Saints official website|access-date=7 May 2019}}
Club career
Dingwall attended Bassingbourn Village College{{Cite web |title=Facebook {{!}} Bassingbourn Village College |url=https://www.facebook.com/bassingbournvc/posts/pfbid0eov7MUdEtz1qTSrisSYWa3y775n3rmbJ5Bybw6j2jC38PhMwY1vt5dP2qDb6rqgRl |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.facebook.com}} and Bedford School where he was Head of School.{{cite news|title=England U20 captain Fraser Dingwall|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2019/06/04/england-u20-captain-fraser-dingwall-wont-screaming-shouting/|first=Charlie|last=Morgan|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=4 June 2019|access-date=1 June 2021}} Dingwall first started playing rugby at Cambridge RUFC{{cite news|title=Hotshot: Northampton Saints centre Fraser Dingwall|url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/in-the-mag/hotshots/hotshot-northampton-saints-centre-fraser-dingwall-110429|first=Sarah|last=Mockford|publisher=Rugby World|date=10 June 2020|access-date=1 June 2021}} and joined Northampton Saints at the age of 14. In October 2018 Dingwall made his professional debut for Northampton in a Premiership game against Leicester Tigers.{{cite news|url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/dingwall-sets-sights-clermont-after-special-saints-debut-564087 |publisher=Northampton Chronicle & Echo|title=Dingwall sets sights on Clermont after 'special' Saints debut |date=11 October 2018 |access-date=1 June 2021}}
In January 2023 Dingwall was suspended for three weeks following his sending-off for dangerous play in a Champions Cup match against La Rochelle.{{cite news |title=Fraser Dingwall and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto: Northampton pair suspended for Champions Cup red cards |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/64399194 |access-date=25 January 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 January 2023}}
International career
At International level Dingwall captained the Scotland U18 side qualifying through his Scottish father.{{cite news|title=I'm not the most genetically gifted, but I've got a good enough understanding to excel defensively|url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/im-not-the-most-genetically-gifted-but-ive-got-a-good-enough-understanding-to-excel-defensively-fraser-dingwall/|first=Owain|last=Jones|publisher=Rugby Pass|date=20 May 2020|access-date=1 June 2021}} 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.{{cite news|title=England's Under-20s overwhelm Ireland to secure a big win at the Ricoh Arena|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/u20s-six-nations/englands-under-20s-overwhelm-ireland-to-secure-a-big-win-at-the-ricoh-arena-36713772.html|first=Cian|last=Tracey|publisher=Irish Independent|date=16 March 2018|access-date=1 June 2021}} He was included in the squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/44197383 |publisher=BBC Sport|title=World Rugby U20 Championship squad |date=21 May 2018 |access-date=1 June 2021}} and started in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/44515188|date=17 June 2018|access-date=1 June 2021|publisher=BBC Sport|title= World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final}} He was chosen to captain England at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship{{cite news|title=Former Cambridge Rugby Club star Fraser Dingwall to captain England at the 2019 World Rugby Under-20 Championship|url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/sport/cambridge-product-fraser-dingwall-to-lead-england-at-the-2019-world-rugby-under-20-championship-in-argentina-9072363/|first=Mark|last=Taylor|publisher=Cambridge Independent|date=4 June 2019|access-date=1 June 2021}} and scored a try against Wales to secure fifth place.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/48725050|date=22 June 2019|access-date=1 June 2021|publisher=BBC Sport|title= World Rugby U20 Championship: England U20 45-26 Wales U20}}
Dingwall received his first call up to the senior England squad on 20 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.{{cite news|title=Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51173798|first=Chris|last=Jones|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020}}
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 and made his debut starting at inside centre in a win against Italy.
References
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External links
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- [https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/person/fraser-dingwall Northampton Saints profile]
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Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:English rugby union players
Category:Northampton Saints players
Category:People educated at Bedford School