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Alasdair Dickinson Caroline Howitt travels to Murrayfield to get the measure of former pupil and Scotland Rugby squad prop-star Alasdair Dickinson, in the wake of a thrilling 2015 World Cup performance.
Alasdair left the High School in 2001, after going professional as a loosehead prop in 1997. He has represented Scotland at all age levels, and with a massive 52 caps is a true veteran of the game. He now plays for Edinburgh Rugby. Do you have fond memories of your time at the High School? I loved it. I was a bit of a tearaway kid. I think my parents sent me there to sort me out! It’s a great school; I still hang about with a load of guys I went there with. I played at Sale with Richie [Vernon, Scotland centre and class of 2005] for a couple of years, so we see a lot of each other, which is good. I think there’s a certain mould that come out of the School. It’s a really tight unit.
