| Phil Dowson | |
| Birth Name: | Philip David Acton Dowson |
| Birth Date: | 1981 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Guildford, England |
| Weight: | 108kg (238lb) |
| School: | Sedbergh School |
| Ru Position: | Number Eight, Flanker |
| Youthclubs1: | Wigton |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2001–2009 2009–2015 2015–2017 |
| Ru Proclubs: | Newcastle Falcons Northampton Saints Worcester Warriors |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 96 186 37 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (45) (140) (5) |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2012 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | England |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 7 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
| Repsevensyears1: | 2005 |
| Repsevensteam1: | England |
| Repsevenscomp1: | Hong Kong |
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.
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