Pieter Dixon

{{Short description|Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player}} {{Distinguish|Peter Dixon}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Pieter Dixon | image = | birth_name = Pieter Jeremy Dixon | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | weight = {{convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | school = [[Maritzburg College]] | university = | ru_position = [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]] | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | years1 = 2005–2012 | clubs1 = [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] | apps1 = 156 | points1 = 30 | ru_clubupdate = 28 October 2012 | superyears1 = 2001–2005 | super1 = [[Stormers]] | superapps1 = 26 | superpoints1 = 5 | super14update = 28 October 2012 | provinceyears1 = 1999–2005 | provinceyears2 = 2012 | province1 = [[Western Province (rugby)|Western Province]] | province2 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}} | provinceapps1 = | provinceapps2 = 4 | provincepoints1 = | provincepoints2 = 0 | ru_provinceupdate = 28 October 2012 | repyears1 = | repteam1 = | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | website = }}

'''Pieter Dixon''' (born 17 October 1977 in [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]) is a Zimbabwean-born South African [[rugby union]] footballer, who plays [[Rugby union positions#2. Hooker|hooker]] for [[Bath Rugby|Bath]]. He was educated at [[Maritzburg College]], and was captain of the South African Schools' [[Rugby football|rugby]] team in 1995. He is the nephew of [[Vintcent van der Bijl]], who represented South Africa at [[cricket]] in the 1980s.

After previously playing provincial and [[Super 12]] rugby in South Africa, Dixon signed for [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] for the 2005–2006 season. He made an immediate impact when scoring a try in a [[Anglo-Welsh Cup|Powergen Cup]] game against [[Bristol Rugby|Bristol]].<ref name="Bath">{{cite web|url=http://www.bathrugby.com/rugby/1st_squad.php?player=8694&includeref=dynamic |title=Bath Squad profile |publisher=Bath Rugby |accessdate=2009-02-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917205128/http://www.bathrugby.com/rugby/1st_squad.php?player=8694&includeref=dynamic |archivedate=September 17, 2008 }}</ref> Dixon is said to be a mobile hooker with good set-piece skills.<ref name="Bath" /> 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 (rugby union)|David Barnes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bathrugby.com/news/8387.php|title=Bath bolstered by Christmas contract renewals|publisher=Bath Rugby|accessdate=2010-02-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615182948/http://www.bathrugby.com/news/8387.php|archivedate=2011-06-15}}</ref> taking him to the end of the 2011/12 season.

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==External links== *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/4561831.stm Bath sign Stormers hooker Dixon]

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