Richie Dixon
| Full name | J. Richard Dixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | c. 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chirnside, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Berwickshire High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| - | Jordanhill | () | |
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| - | Glasgow District | () | |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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Scotland 'B' Barbarians |
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| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
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1995-98 1998-99 1999-2002 2002-09 2006-07 2010-11 2012-present |
Glasgow District Scotland London Scottish Glasgow Warriors Scotland (Head of Coach Development) Border Reivers (Asst.) Georgia World Rugby (Project Manager) |
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Richie Dixon (born c. 1947 in Chirnside, Scotland) is a former rugby player, former Head Coach of the Scotland National team, former Head Coach of the Georgian National team and former Head Coach of Glasgow Caledonians now known as Glasgow Warriors.
Dixon played for Jordanhill.
As a rugby player he was to captain Glasgow District; the side that was later to become the Glasgow Warriors on professionalism.
Dixon played for Scotland 'B' and the Barbarians.
He was on the bench for the Scotland side but never managed to get on the pitch to secure his full cap.
He coached Glasgow District; notably during its famous unbeaten 1989-90 season, winning the Scottish Inter-District Championship outright and topped off with a 22-11 win against Fiji at Hughenden Stadium.
He coached the Scotland B national rugby union team for many years and was also involved in coaching the Sweden national rugby union team.
He was Scotland boss from 1995 to 1998. As Scotland boss he took Scotland to within one game of a grand slam when they were beaten by England in a decider at Twickenham. Dixon lost his job in 1998 after a defeat by Italy in the warm up to the Five Nations. His success rate in the role was 50% just below Jim Telfer's 53.8% but ahead of Ian McGeechan's 42%.
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