Michael Dods

Michael Dods

Birth name	Michael Dods
Date of birth	(1968-12-30) 30 December 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth	Galashiels,[1] Scottish Borders, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	11 st 9 lb (74 kg)
Notable relative(s)	Peter Dods
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback or Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Gala () – Northampton RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1996 Scotland 8 (80) National sevens team Years Team Comps 1993 England 1993 Sevens World Cup

Michael Dods (born Galashiels, 30 December 1968) was a Scottish rugby union player.[2] He played as a wing and as a fullback.

He played for Gala and Northampton RFC.[2]

He had 8 caps for Scotland, from 1994 to 1996, scoring 3 tries, 1 conversion and 21 penalties, an amazing aggregate of 80 points.[2] He played 5 times at the Five Nations Championship, 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 was also capped for Scotland.[2]

References

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)

1. profile on espn scrum.com
2. Bath, p. 138

External links

• Michael Dods at ESPNscrum