Dowson

American

[dou-suhn] / ˈdaʊ sən /

noun

Ernest (Christopher), 1867–1900, English poet.

Dowson British

/ ˈdaʊsən /

noun

Ernest ( Christopher ). 1867–1900, English Decadent poet noted for his lyric Cynara

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Northampton will have to overcome an atmosphere fuelled by 34,000 people's hatred of Henry Pollock to win at Bordeaux Begles on Sunday, says coach Phil Dowson.

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"It's a great stadium with 34,000 people, it's a sell-out, everyone hates Henry Pollock - that's going to create an exciting atmosphere," said Dowson.

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Dowson described the Bordeaux Begles players' confrontation with Pollock - whose 21st birthday is next week - at the final whistle of last year's match as "out of order".

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However, Dowson insists his side were not drawing motivation from that defeat.

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A third soon followed for Phil Dowson's men, with Quins unable to deal with the speed of the attack, and quick offloading from Fischetti and Coles freed scrum-half Mitchell, who had no difficulty in reaching the line.

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