Phil Dowson (born 1 October 1981) is director of rugby at Northampton Saints. He is a former English rugby union player. He played for Worcester Warriors, Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.
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| Birth name | Philip David Acton Dowson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 October 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guildford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dowson's position of choice was as a number 8 and he could also operate as a flanker. In 2004 he was a member of Falcons’ Powergen Cup winning side at Twickenham, scoring a try after coming on as a replacement in the final.[1] Dowson made over 130 appearances for the Falcons and captained the side for two seasons.
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.
In 2014 Dowson played as a replacement as Northampton beat Saracens to win the Premiership.[9]
He signed for Worcester Warriors having made over 180 appearances for the Saints, in the 2015-16 season in the Aviva Premiership.[10]
On 20 February 2017, Dowson announces his retirement from professional competition at the end of the season, where he will rejoin with his old club Northampton Saints as an assistant coach.[11]
Phil Dowson coached the England XV that faced the Barbarians in June 2019.[12]
Phil Dowson set up a print supply business in 2008. Nth Degree Imaging provides print solutions to the large format and industrial print markets. https://ndi.ltd
References
edit- ^ "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Dowson gets suited and booted for Rugby World Cup". RFU. 2 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Dowson enjoying step up to elite". ESPN Scrum. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "England Saxons squad for Ireland A match". RFU. 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "England Saxons 17–13 NZ Maori". BBC. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Ireland A 49–22 England Saxons". BBC. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Dowson leaves Falcons for Saints". BBC. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Premiership final: Saracens 20-24 Northampton Saints". 31 May 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Worcester sign former England flanker Phil Dowson from Northampton Saints". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors former England no.8 Phil Dowson announces retirement to go into coaching position". BBC Sport. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Meagher, Gerard (2 June 2019). "England young guns Dombrandt and Smith shine in defeat of Barbarians". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
External links
edit- Northampton profile
- Newcastle profile
- Phil Dowson at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Phil Dowson at Premiership Rugby
- Phil Dowson at ESPNscrum
- Phil Dowson at ItsRugby.co.uk