Craig Dowd
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Craig Dowd born 26 October 1969 in Auckland
, New Zealand is a former rugby union
player and current 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, 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. Following his retirement as a player he took on a coaching role with the club. In 2009 he took up a position as the forwards coach for North Harbour
in the Air New Zealand Cup
.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand is a former rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player and current coach. He played 60 test matches for New Zealand
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
between 1993 and 2000, spending his entire provincial career with Auckland
Auckland Rugby Football Union
The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...
. He spent his entire Super 12 career, 64 matches, with the Auckland Blues, between 1996 and 2001, winning back-to-back titles in 1996 and 1997. From 2001 to 2005 he played for London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
in the Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
, amassing 115 caps with the club. Following his retirement as a player he took on a coaching role with the club. In 2009 he took up a position as the forwards coach for North Harbour
North Harbour
North Harbour may refer to:* North Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community on St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada* North Harbour, New Zealand, a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand* North Harbour, Nova Scotia, a small community in Nova Scotia, Canada...
in the Air New Zealand Cup
Air New Zealand Cup
The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...
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