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| Birth name | Pekahou J. M. Cowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Blair Cowan (cousin) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pekahou J. M. Cowan (born 2 June 1986) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Wellington in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship. His usual position is prop and he can play on both sides of the scrum. [2]
Cowan was born in Wellington, New Zealand but moved with his family to Sydney when he was 13 years of age. [2] He was a young golfing talent with a handicap of four at the age of 15, and won a scholarship with the Long Reef Golf Club. [2] Attending Narrabeen Sports High School, he was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team in 2003 and 2004. [2]
He moved to Perth to further his rugby career and played for the Nedlands club before signing with the Western Force in 2006. [2] He played for the Perth Spirit in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007.
Cowan made his test debut for the Wallabies against Italy in Melbourne on 20 June 2009. [3]
After the Western Force were axed from the Super Rugby competition in 2017, [4] Cowan played two seasons in Japan for the Top East League side Shimizu Blue Sharks. [5]
He rejoined the Western Force in 2020 when the team was admitted to Super Rugby AU, then signed with the NSW Waratahs in 2021. Later that year, he returned to his birthplace of Wellington to play in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship. [6]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Force | 9 | 8 | 1 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Force | 12 | 11 | 1 | 822 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Force | 9 | 8 | 1 | 580 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Force | 12 | 11 | 1 | 762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Force | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Force | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 16 | 14 | 2 | 955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 14 | 14 | 0 | 934 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 12 | 11 | 1 | 718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Force | 15 | 7 | 8 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Force | 5 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Waratahs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 136 | 116 | 20 | 8805 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
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