Ewan Dowes (born 4 March 1981) is an English former professional

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footballer who played for the

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( Heritage № 1324) and

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in the

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. Dowes' usual position was . He was a member of the Hull team that won the

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. Dowes was sport's first owner of a dual rugby code contract.

Career

He attended

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near

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where he played on both the 1st XV and 1st XI. In his final year at Sedbergh he trained and played alongside

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. A review of his performance in the school magazine states: "Ewan Dowes was well to the fore in all departments, carrying the ball powerfully, scrummaging purposefully." Dowes signed for Hull in 2003. He played for Hull at in their

victory against the

. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St. Helens, and Dowes played as a in his side's 4-26 loss. He was released after his contract expired at the end of the 2011

season. He has played for the

, and also had a contract with the rugby union side

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He has played representative football for

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References

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