Dingwall has his eye on All Blacks

FRASER Dingwall is set on helping Northampton finish the season on a high and putting himself in contention for England’s summer tour to Japan and New Zealand.

- PAUL REES

The 24-year-old centre made his Test debut this year at the 10th time of asking having been in nine previous squads without making it on to the field.

He made his bow against Italy in Rome and scored a try against Wales at Twickenham in the following round before making way when Ollie Lawrence returned from injury.

“I loved my time with England, even when I was not playing, and it was a really positive experience,” said Dingwall, who played at 12 for England but operates mostly at 13 for the Saints.

“I enjoyed being part of a group that was trying to evolve and go to a different place in terms of the rugby played. We saw in a couple of performances at the end where the group is wanting to go and we can achieve that.

“I feel honoured and fortunate to have played and I think it made me a better player in terms of understanding the game and the extremes of pressure that is Test rugby. It inspired me to kick on and made me crave more of it which means performing every week for Northampton.”