Michael Dods (born
Galashiels
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, 30 December 1968) was a Scottish
rugby union
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player.
[Bath, p. 138] He played as a wing and as a fullback.
He played for
Gala
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and
Northampton RFC.
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He had 8 caps for ]Scotland
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, from 1994 to 1996, scoring 3 tries, 1 conversion and 21 penalties, an amazing aggregate of 80 points.[ He played 5 times at the ]Five Nations Championship
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, 1 in 1994 and 4 in 1996. In the 1996 Five Nations Championship, he scored 3 tries, 1 conversion and 10 penalties, 47 points in aggregate. He was the top try scorer in the competition, with 3 tries.
His brother Peter Dods
Peter Dods (born 6 January 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Fullback.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Dods played for Gala at fullback.
Provincial career
Dods was capped by So ...
was also capped for Scotland.[
]
References
* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )
External links
*
1968 births
Living people
England international rugby sevens players
Rugby union fullbacks
Rugby union players from Galashiels
Rugby union wings
Scotland international rugby union players
Scottish rugby union players
Northampton Saints players
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