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.
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]
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.
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]