Ewan Dowes

Ewan Dowes

Personal information
Born	4 March 1981 Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Playing information
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb) [1]
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–03	Leeds Rhinos	10	0	0	0	0
2003–11	Hull F.C.	240	10	0	0	40
2013	Workington Town	29	0	0	0	0
2014	Dewsbury Rams	18	2	0	0	8
	Total	297	12	0	0	48
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004	England	7	0	0	0	0
Source: Rugby League Project

Ewan Dowes is a rugby league footballer who has played for Leeds Rhinos and Hull. Dowes' usual position is Prop. He has played representative football for England. Ewan Dowes was sport's first owner of a dual rugby code contract.^[2]

Career

He attended Sedbergh School, Sedbergh near Kendal where he played on both the 1st XV and 1st XI. In his final year at Sedbergh he trained and played alongside James Simpson-Daniel. A review of his performance in the school magazine states: "Ewan Dowes was well to the fore in all departments, carrying the ball powerfully, scummaging purposefully."

Dowes signed for Hull in 2003.^[3] He played for Hull at prop forward in their 2005 Challenge Cup victory against the Leeds Rhinos. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St Helens RLFC and Dowes played as a prop forward in his side's 4-26 loss.^[4][5] He was released after his contract expired at the end of the 2011 Super League season.

He has played for the Leeds Rhinos and also had a contract with the rugby union side Leeds Tykes.

Ewan Dowes in action for Hull

References

1. "Hull F.C.". web page. Hull F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
2. "Leeds crack rugby codes". BBC. 2001-05-01. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
3. "Dowes signs for Hull". BBC. 2003-07-30. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
4. "St Helens 26-4 Hull FC". BBC News. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
5. "Dowes praises Hull's self-belief". BBC. 2006-10-07. Retrieved 2007-06-27.

External links

• England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Profile at leeds Rhinos
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org