Neil Cowie

Neil Cowie

Personal information
Full name	Neil Fraser Cowie
Born	16 January 1967 (1967-01-16) (age 44) Todmorden district, England
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1989	Rochdale Hornets					137
1989–01	Wigan Warriors	320	24		1
	Total	320	24	0	1	137
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1995–99	Wales	7	1	0	0	4
1993–98	Great Britain	3	0	0	0	0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Neil Cowie (born 16 January 1967 in Todmorden district) is an English born Welsh former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, and Wigan Warriors, playing at Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10.^[1]

During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, Cowie played for defending champions Wigan from the interchange bench in their 1991 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers. He was later selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

After the 1993–94 Rugby Football League season Cowie travelled with defending champions Wigan to Brisbane, playing at prop forward in their 1994 World Club Challenge victory over Australian premiers, the Brisbane Broncos.

Cowie won caps for Wales while at Wigan in 1995 against England, and France, and in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup against Western Samoa, in 1996 against England, in 1998 against England, and in 1999 against Ireland, and Scotland, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1993 against France, and in 1998 against New Zealand (2 matches).^[2]

References

1. ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Neil_Cowie/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

• England/Wales birth index

External links

• Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Grand Finalists set for tight match
• Bradford bulldoze Wigan
• Bradford bulldoze Warriors
• Cowie set for Sunday showdown
• Cowie mulls retirement, Halligan bows out
• Woodsy on... Wigan Warriors
• Smith extends Wigan stay
• Wales lose vice-captain Cowie
• Papua challenge for Paul
• Cowie calls it a day
• Wales lose vice-captain Cowie

Persondata
Name	Cowie, Neil
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1967-01-16
Place of birth	Todmorden district
Date of death
Place of death