- Jimmy Cowan
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university =Quinton James Cowan is a
New Zealand rugby union football er. He has been anAll Black since 2004 where he made his debut during the 2004 tour to theUnited Kingdom andFrance . Cowan was born in Gore, New Zealand, and attendedGore High School . He plays for Woodlands in theInvercargill premier competition.All Blacks
Jimmy Cowan made his All Black debut age 22, versus Italy in 2004 and has currently played 14 tests and 1 non-test (July 2008) against the Barbarians in December 2004. His latest test match was against South Africa at
Rustenberg in September 2006. This was his first test match start, and he performed admirably with a probing running game, accurate passing and stout defence marking his performance. He was one of the 3 halfbacks being used by the All Blacks for the2006 Tri Nations Series . He wasn't required for the 2006 end of year tour to Europe. He was not included in the 2007 world cup squad.Junior All Blacks
On the
18 May 2007 , Cowan missed out on selection for theAll Blacks but was named in theJunior All Blacks for the upcomingPacific Nations Cup . Despite this setback his excellent form was formally recognised, as he was named as New Zealand's Super 14 Player of the year in the NZRU Awards ceremony on the 13th of December 2007. [ [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/4099648a6439.html Sport and Racing - The Southland Times ] ]Highlanders
He plays for the Highlanders in the
Super 14 outhland
He also plays for Southland in the
National Provincial Championship .Resigning
On the
18 June 2007 , he announced his resigning with the New Zealand Rugby Union until the 2010 season, during which time he will continue to play for Southland and the Highlanders. He highlighted his desire to again pull on an All Black jersey and his passion for rugby in Southland as the main reasons he turned his back on lucrative overseas offers. [ [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/4099648a6439.html Sport and Racing - The Southland Times ] ] His decision bucked the trend of the well-documented 'exodus' of New Zealand rugby players to overseas clubs and was hence welcomed on a regional and national level. [ [http://www.planet-rugby.co.za/Story/0,18259,3551_2966382,00.html Braid wins Kiwis' two top awards - Rugby News, Results, Fixtures and Features from Planet-Rugby.com ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.highlanders-rugby.co.nz/page.pasp?pageid=55 Highlanders profile]
*All Blacks|id=1045|name=Jimmy Cowan
* [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12321_3757246,00.html All Blacks ace arrested]
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