William Dowell

Infobox Rugby biography
name = William Dowell


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birthname = William Henry Dowell [ [http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=106476 Newport RFC player profile] ]
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birthyear = 1885
birthmonth = 05
birthday = 21
placeofbirth = Pontypool, Monmouthshire
deathyear = 1949
deathmonth = 11
deathday = 09
placeofdeath = Newport, Monmouthshire
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1908
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Pontypool RFC
Warrington RLFC
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Wales
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?
ru_nationalcaps = 7
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(?)
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William Dowell (21 May, 1885 - 9 November 1949) was a Welsh international, dual-code rugby player who played rugby union for Newport and Pontypool and rugby league with Warrington RLFC. He won seven caps for the Wales rugby union team and after switching to league, played one match for the Wales league squad.

Dowell first played for Newport in 1905 and was part of the team that faced two touring sides; the 1905 Original All Blacks and the 1906 South Africans.

Dowell was first capped for Wales on 12 January 1907 when he played against England at St Helens under the captaincy of Dicky Owen. It was a good victory for Wales, winning 22-0 and Dowell was back the very next two matches of the 1907 Home Nations Championship. Dowell was also part of the Wales Triple Crown winning team when he played in all three games of the 1908 Championship, including a winnig match against France in the same year. His final four union international games were with Pontypool after he left Newport in 1908. Dowell may have been selected the next season but 'Went North', joining rugby league team Warrington and therefore making himself ineligable to play further union games. He later played one league international for Wales making him a dual code international.

International matches played

Wales (union)Smith (1980), pg 465.]
* 1907, 1908
* 1908
* 1907, 1908
* 1907, 1908

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