Phil Dowson

Phil Dowson

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Full name	Philip David Acton Dowson
Date of birth	(1981-10-01) 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.

Dowson represented the England Sevens team at the 2005 World Cup in Hong Kong. He was then selected for the 2005 Churchill Cup. He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.

Dowson represented England Saxons at the 2007 Churchill Cup and 2009 Churchill Cup.

Dowson signed for the Northampton Saints from the Newcastle Falcons in the summer of 2009. 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.

External links

• Northampton profile
• Newcastle profile
• England profile