Riki Cowan

Riki Cowan

Personal information
Full name	Areariki Arthur Cowan
Born	28 December 1963 New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Mount Albert Lions
1992–1993	St. Helens	4	0	0	0	0
1994	Wellington City	5	1	0	0	4
	Total	9	1	0	0	4
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Auckland
	New Zealand Māori
1984–1985	New Zealand	6	0	0	0	0
1986	Cook Islands
1990	Canterbury
1991–1992	Wellington
Source: RLP

Areariki Arthur Cowan "Riki" Cowan^[1] (born 28 December 1963 in New Zealand^[2]) is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

Playing career

Cowan represented Auckland and the New Zealand Māori side before being selected to play for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1984. He played in six test matches between 1984 and 1985. He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side.^[3]

In 1986 he represented the Cook Islands at the Pacific Cup.^[4]

Cowan later represented the Wellington district and spent the 1992-93 season in England with St. Helens.^[2]

References

1. Cowan, Areariki Arthur (Ricky) 1984 - 85 - Kiwi #580 nzleague.co.nz
2. Riki Cowan Saints Heritage Society
3. "New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand".
4. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 205–246. ISBN 9781869693312.