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Craig Dowd born 26 October 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand is a former rugby union player and ex-coach. He played 60 test matches for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, spending his entire provincial career with Auckland. He spent his entire Super 12 career, 64 matches, with the Auckland Blues, between 1996 and 2001 and is the official Blues player number 001, winning back-to-back titles in 1996 and 1997. From 2001 to 2005 he played for London Wasps in the Guinness Premiership, amassing 115 caps with the club. He started as Wasps won the 2002–03 Premiership Final, and two years later was a replacement when they won it again.[1][2] Following his retirement as a player he took on a coaching role with the club. In 2009 he took up a position as the Head coach for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup. Formed one of the greatest frontrow combinations with Sean Fitzpatrick and Olo Brown.
| Birth name | Craig William Dowd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 October 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Liston College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2020, he finished season 1 of Match Fit, despite battling weight issues and sciatica.[3] He managed to revert back to his playing weight.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Wasps romp to title". BBC. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Leicester 14-39 Wasps". BBC. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Match Fit Season 1 Ep 1 | DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Match Fit Season 1 Ep 4 | DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 1 July 2022.