Matthew Dowling
| Date of birth | 13 September 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Dowling (born 13 September 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.
A speedy Gordon winger, Dowling was signed by the NSW Waratahs in 1997 after topping the try-scoring for that season's AAMI Cup.[1] He competed with the Waratahs from 1998 to 2001, making 30 appearances in the Super 12 competition. In a match against the touring Ireland national team in 1999, Dowling scored four tries in the space of 27 minutes during the second half, in a 39-24 Waratahs win.[2] He finished his career with a season at Italian club Gran Parma.[3]
References
- ^ "New signing has Kearns on the outer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 September 1997.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Dowling's scoring sinks Irish". The Independent. 5 June 1999.
- ^ "Castleman Finish On A High". Welsh Rugby Union. 12 January 2002.