John Henry Dowse (born 27 March 1935) was a rugby union player who represented

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. Dowse, a fly-half, was born in Mackay, Queensland and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia. He was married to the author

Sara Dowse Sara Dowse (born 12 November 1938) is an American-born Australian feminist, author, critic, social commentator, and visual artist. Her novels include ''Schemetime'' published in 1990, ''Sapphires'', and ''As the Lonely Fly'', and she has contribu ...

from 1958 to 1977. They have three sons and a daughter.

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Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players 1935 births Living people Rugby union players from Queensland Rugby union fly-halves Sportspeople from Mackay, Queensland {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub