He played for Worcester Warriors, Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership.

In 2004 he was a member of Falcons’ Powergen Cup winning side at Twickenham, scoring a try after coming on as a replacement in the final.

Dowson represented the England Sevens team at the 2005 World Cup in Hong Kong.

[9] He signed for Worcester Warriors having made over 180 appearances for the Saints, in the 2015-16 season in the Aviva Premiership.

[10] On 20 February 2017, Dowson announces his retirement from professional competition at the end of the season, where he will rejoin with his old club Northampton Saints as an assistant coach.