Phil Dowson
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| Full name | Philip David Acton Dowson | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 1, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Guildford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||
| School | Sedbergh School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Number Eight, Flanker | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Wigton | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–2009 2009–2015 2015– |
Newcastle Falcons Northampton Saints Worcester Warriors |
96 186 |
(45) (140) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012– | England | 7 | (0) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2005 | England | Hong Kong | |
Phil Dowson (born 1 October 1981 in Guildford, England) is an English rugby union player for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership.
Dowson's position of choice is as a number 8 and he can also operate as a flanker. In 2004 he was a member of Falcons’ Powergen Cup winning side at Twickenham.[1]
Dowson represented the England Sevens team at the 2005 World Cup in Hong Kong.[2] He was then selected for the 2005 Churchill Cup.[3] He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[4][5]
Dowson represented England Saxons at the 2007 Churchill Cup[6] and 2009 Churchill Cup.[7]
Dowson signed for the Northampton Saints from the Newcastle Falcons in the summer of 2009.[8] In 2012, Dowson gained his first full international cap for England vs Scotland in the Six Nations. A further cap against Italy as well as substitute appearances against France and Ireland.
He was named as England captain for England's next match, although it was a non capped match, against the Barbarians which England went on to win 57–26.
He signed for Worcester Warriors in the 2015-16 season in the Aviva Premiership.[9]
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1981 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- Northampton Saints players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union flankers
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- Newcastle Falcons rugby players
- England international rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Yorkshire
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