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| Birth name | Alan Dickens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 April 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Knowsley, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 8 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Worcester University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Dickens (born 2 April 1976 in Knowsley) is an English rugby union coach and retired professional player who last played at scrum half for Northampton Saints, having previously represented Saracens, Sale Sharks and Leeds Carnegie after experience in the national leagues with Manchester Rugby Club and Stourbridge R.F.C. He also spent a period during his Saracens career, coaching boys from Merchant Taylors School. Dickens is currently the attacking coach at Leicester Tigers, he previously coached at Northampton, where he filled in as the head coach at the Saints following Jim Mallinder’s departure, and for England U20.