Daniel Russell Bowden (born 1 April 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup. Bowden played three seasons for the Northland Taniwha in the National Provincial Championship. He debuted at the age of 18, earning player of the year in 2007. In May 2014, he signed with the Blues to return to New Zealand for the 2015 and 2016 Super Rugby seasons. Bowden returned to England to join Bath back in the Aviva Premiership on a lucrative two and a half-year contract from January 2016.