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Pekahou Cowan

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Pek Cowan
Birth namePekahou J. M. Cowan
Date of birth (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Notable relative(s)Blair Cowan (cousin)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop / Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007, 2014, 2016–2017 Perth Spirit 17 (5)
2019−2020 Shimizu Blue Sharks 8 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2017, 2020 Western Force 135 (25)
2021 NSW Waratahs 1 (0)
Correct as of 13 June 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2014 Wallabies 10 (0)
2008 Australia A
2003–2004 Australian Schools
Correct as of 14 September 2014

Pekahou J. M. Cowan (born 2 June 1986) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Wellington in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship. His usual position is prop and he can play on both sides of the scrum.[2]

Early life

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Cowan was born in Wellington, New Zealand but moved with his family to Sydney when he was 13 years of age.[2] 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.[2] Attending Narrabeen Sports High School, he was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team in 2003 and 2004.[2]

Career

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He moved to Perth to further his rugby career and played for the Nedlands club before signing with the Western Force in 2006.[2] 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.[3]

After the Western Force were axed from the Super Rugby competition in 2017,[4] Cowan played two seasons in Japan for the Top East League side Shimizu Blue Sharks.[5]

He rejoined the Western Force in 2020 when the team was admitted to Super Rugby AU, then signed with the NSW Waratahs in 2021. Later that year, he returned to his birthplace of Wellington to play in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.[6]

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 22 November 2017[7]
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
2016 Force 12 11 1 718 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017 Force 15 7 8 613 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 AU Force 5 4 1 286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Waratahs 1 0 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 136 116 20 8805 5 0 0 0 25 2 0

References

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  1. ^ Guest, Tom (13 January 2012). "Cowan can't wait to ride Premiership waves". Worcester News.
  2. ^ a b c d e Geddes, Jon (22 May 2009). "Out of the bunker into Wallabies". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Pek Cowan". ESPN Scrum. 2014.
  4. ^ "'It is a ludicrous and unfair legal initiative by the ARU'". PerthNow. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. ^ Pek Cowan on rugby.com.au
  6. ^ "Pek propping up Wellington". Club Rugby. 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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