EXCLUSIVE: Dickson 支援する to banish Twickenham heartache

By 略奪する Wildman
Updated: 23:30 BST, 23 February 2012

It has been a ‘rollercoaster’ career for 物陰／風下 Dickson since he first ran out at Twickenham some nine years ago.

The England scrum-half remembers feeling ‘荒廃させるd’ after captaining B arnard 城 in the final of the Daily Mail 国家の schools 競争 at （警察，軍隊などの）本部 in 2003.

‘We lost 32-30 to Oakham and I was gutted,’ the Northampton No 9 解任するd after it was 発表するd he would make his first England start, against むちの跡s on Saturday.

Chance for redemption: 物陰／風下 Dickson 準備するs for the むちの跡s game

早期に lesson: Dickson leads out his 味方する in the 2003 Daily Mail Cup final at Twickenham

‘I’ve 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do this since I was a kid,’ he said. ‘I’ve had two games off the （法廷の）裁判 so now it’s time for me to step up and start.’

The 26-year-o ld is the 最新の ex-pupil from the Durham school to play for England, に引き続いて in the footsteps of 略奪する Andrew, the Underwood brothers (Rory and Tony) and his の近くに friend Mat Tait, who also played in the 2003 final.

Dickson appeared as a 代用品，人 in? England’s first two games and has 取って代わるd Ben Youngs after impressing? with his second-half? 業績／成果 against? Italy.

‘I was told to put 速度 on the game (against Italy) and I felt I did that, but it wasn’t just me, it was a 集団の／共同の thing.

‘You have to remember the guys who had slogged their guts out for the first 50 minutes.’ ?

Dickson made his first England 外見 against Scotland, only to fracture a bone in his 手渡す which looked likely to 支配する him out of the tournament.

A specialist 結局 decided an 操作／手術 was not needed and he was 許すd to continue, having 一時的に lost his place in the squad to his brother Karl, the Harlequins scrum-half.