Pekahou Cowan
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| Full name | Pekahou J. M. Cowan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Blair Cowan (cousin)[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop / Hooker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007, 2014 | Perth Spirit | 5 | (0) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006– | Western Force | 103 | (25) |
| Current local club | Nedlands | ||
| correct as of 12 June 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009– 2008 2003–04 |
Wallabies Australia A Australian Schools |
10 | (0) |
| correct as of 14 September 2014. | |||
Pekahou J. M. Cowan (born 2 June 1986) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for the Western Force in the Super Rugby competition and represents the Australian Wallabies in international rugby.[2] His usual position is prop and he can play on both sides of the scrum.[3]
Early life
Cowan was born in Wellington, New Zealand but moved with his family to Sydney when he was 13 years of age.[3] He was a young golfing talent with a handicap of four at the age of 15, and won a scholarship with the Long Reef Golf Club.[3] Attending Narrabeen Sports High School, he was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team in 2003 and 2004.[3]
Career
He moved to Perth to further his rugby career and played for the Nedlands club before signing with the Western Force in 2006.[3] He played for the Perth Spirit in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007.
Cowan made his test debut for the Wallabies against Italy in Melbourne on 20 June 2009.[4]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 14 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Force | 9 | 8 | 1 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Force | 12 | 11 | 1 | 822 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Force | 9 | 8 | 1 | 580 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Force | 12 | 11 | 1 | 762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Force | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Force | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 16 | 14 | 2 | 955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 14 | 14 | 0 | 934 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 103 | 94 | 9 | 6956 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Guest, Tom (13 January 2012). "Cowan can’t wait to ride Premiership waves". Worcester News.
- ↑ Pek Cowan on rugby.com.au
- 1 2 3 4 5 Geddes, Jon (22 May 2009). "Out of the bunker into Wallabies". The Daily Telegraph. News. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Pek Cowan". ESPN Scrum. 2014.
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