Michael Dowsett

Michael Dowsett (born 23 March 1992) is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship.

Michael Dowsett

Full name	Michael Dowsett
Date of birth	(1992-03-23) 23 March 1992
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
School	Scots College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team Canon Eagles Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012−16 Northern Suburbs 14 (5) 2016 Uni-Norths Owls 8 () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2016 Brumbies 22 (5) 2014 Canberra Vikings 8 (0) 2015 NSW Country Eagles 1 (0) 2016 Southland 4 (0) 2016−2018 Worcester Warriors 7 (0) 2018−2020 Canon Eagles 7 (0) 2020– Jersey Reds () Correct as of 18 November 2017

Rugby career

A native of Sydney, Dowsett first came to prominence playing for Northern Suburbs during the Shute Shield and a strong showing during the 2013 season saw him earn a place in the Brumbies Extended Playing Squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[1] He eventually made his Super Rugby debut on 25 April 2014 as a late substitute for Nic White as the Brumbies defeated the Chiefs 41-23 in Canberra.[2] He joined the NSW Country Eagles for the 2015 National Rugby Championship. In the 2015 Super Rugby season, Dowsett was a second-half substitute during the semi final defeat against the Hurricanes.[3]

In 2016, Dowsett featured for New Zealand side Southland Stags in the Mitre 10 Cup.[4] In November 2016, Dowsett joined Aviva Premiership side the Worcester Warriors on a short term deal.[5] On 24 March 2017, Dowsett signed a permanent deal.[4] He scored on his debut for the club in an Anglo-Welsh Cup victory against Bristol.[6] Dowsett is qualified to represent England.[4]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 22 July 2016[7]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2014	Brumbies	6	0	6	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Brumbies	9	3	6	270	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Brumbies	7	1	6	108	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total		22	4	18	422	1	0	0	0	5	0	0

References

1. "UC Brumbies EPS announced". Brumbies. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
2. "Brumbies vs Chiefs 25 April 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
3. "Hurricanes 29 - 9 Brumbies". ESPN Scrum. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
4. "Permanent Worcester deal for scrum-half Michael Dowsett". BT Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
5. "Michael Dowsett: Worcester Warriors sign Australian scrum-half". BBC Sport. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
6. "Anglo-Welsh Cup roundup". The Guardian. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
7. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.