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Neil Cowie Personal information Full name Neil Fraser Cowie Born 16 January 1967
Todmorden district, EnglandPlaying 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "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
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Wales squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup Wigan Warriors squad – 1998 Super League champions 1 Kris Radlinski • 2 Jason Robinson • 3 Gary Connolly • 4 Danny Moore • 5 Mark Bell • 6 Henry Paul • 7 Tony Smith
• 8 Terry O'Connor • 9 Robbie McCormack • 10 Tony Mestrov • 11 Stephen Holgate • 12 Lee Gilmour • 13 Andy Farrell
• 14 Paul Johnson • 15 Simon Haughton • 16 Mick Cassidy • 17 Neil Cowie • Coach: Andy GoodwayWigan RLFC squad – 1992 Challenge Cup Final winners 1 Joe Lydon • 2 Frano Botica • 3 Dean Bell • 4 Gene Miles • 5 Martin Offiah • 6 Shaun Edwards • 7 Andy Gregory
• 8 Kelvin Skerrett • 9 Martin Dermott • 10 Andy Platt • 11 Denis Betts • 12 Billy McGinty • 13 Phil Clarke
• 14 Steve Hampson • 15 Neil Cowie • Coach: John MonieCategories:- 1967 births
- English people of Welsh descent
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Living people
- People from Todmorden
- Rochdale Hornets players
- Rugby league props
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Wigan Warriors players
- Welsh rugby league biography stubs
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