Jimmy Bowen (rugby union)
| Full name | Daniel St James Bowen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1957 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Daniel St James Bowen (born 11 February 1957) is an Irish former rugby union international.[1]
Bowen was born and raised in Cork, attending Presentation Brothers College.[2]
A winger, Bowen was capped three times for Ireland in the 1977 Five Nations Championship, aged 19 at the time of his debut against Wales.[3] The following year, he was part of the Munster side that beat the touring All Blacks, with his line break setting up the game's only try.[4] He had six knee operations during an injury plagued career, which was spent with Cork Constitution, Lansdowne, and St Mary's College.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Five new caps for Irish RU". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 January 1977.
- ^ "Pres and Co lead crusade to stop Christians' march". Irish Independent. 22 January 2001.
- ^ "Rugby captains on trial". Leicester Mercury. 15 January 1977.
- ^ Lenihan, Donal (31 October 2018). "Oct 31, 1978: How privileged we were". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Thornley, Gerry (24 October 1998). "History Makers: Munster's men who beat the All Blacks 12-0 on October 31st, 1978". The Irish Times.