Blair Cowan (rugby union)

Blair Cowan
Birth name	Blair Cowan
Date of birth	21 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Upper Hutt, Wellington
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Pekahou Cowan (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loose Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
; 2009–2012; 2012–2013 ; 2013– ; 2018–	Upper Hutt; Cornish Pirates ; Worcester Warriors; London Irish; →Saracens
	Correct as of 01 March 2018
International career
Years	Team
2014–	Scotland
	Correct as of 13 February 2016

Blair Cowan (born 21 April 1986) is a Scottish rugby union player for London Irish in the English Premiership.

He plays as a number eight or flanker.

Rugby Union career

Professional career

In 2013, he signed a three-year contract with London Irish.^[2]

International career

In October 2013, he was named in Scotland's Squad for Autumn Internationals. Although born in New Zealand, Cowan qualifies for Scotland duty through his Scottish-born mother, who was born in the village of Blairmore near Dunoon in Argyll.^[3]

He eventually made his debut for Scotland during the 2014 summer tour of North America.^[4]

References

^ Tom Guest. "Cowan can't wait to ride Premiership waves". Worcester News.
^ "London Irish sign Worcester's Blair Cowan". BBC Sport. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^ "Blair Cowan aims to stay put in Scotland squad". scotsman.com.
^ "Scotland (Blair Cowan) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.

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External links

[1] Tom Guest. "Cowan can't wait to ride Premiership waves". Worcester News.

[2] "London Irish sign Worcester's Blair Cowan". BBC Sport. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[3] "Blair Cowan aims to stay put in Scotland squad". scotsman.com.

[4] "Scotland (Blair Cowan) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.

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