[1] He formerly played for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.
After being a part of the Blues Wider Training Group in 2010, Dixon was then promoted to the senior side for the 2011 Super Rugby season,[6] but didn't play for the franchise.
He was part of the Highlanders squad that won the 2015 Super Rugby title, defeating the Hurricanes 21–14 in the final.
[10][11] On 12 August 2021, the Highlanders announced that Dixon would be leaving the franchise, having played exactly 100 games for them, to take up a two-year contract in Japan.
[12][13] On 25 October 2016, Dixon – who is of Ngāti Tahinga descent – was named Captain of the New Zealand Māori for their Northern hemisphere tour.