Jacob Cowley (born 3 January 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a centre. He played for the Scarlets regional side in Wales.[1]
| Birth name | Jacob Cowley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Regan King (father) Joelle King (aunt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Cambridge, New Zealand, Cowley was brought up in Australia but moved back to Hamilton, New Zealand, when he was 16. He moved to Wales at the start of the 2015–16 season, signing a three-year academy contract with the Scarlets, for whom his father, New Zealand centre Regan King, was also playing.[2] Cowley made his debut for the Scarlets at the age of 18 in a match against Newport Gwent Dragons on 30 October 2015, coming off the bench for the last 13 minutes; King also played in the match, making them the first father–son duo to appear in the Pro12 and the first in any Welsh team since 1998, when Keith Colclough and his son Dean lined up for Swansea RFC against Bridgend RFC.[3] The Scarlets won the match 25–15.[4]
Cowley was an unused replacement for the Scarlets' 64–14 loss to Racing 92 on 17 January 2016;[5] however, it later emerged that Cowley had not been registered for the competition and was ineligible to be named in the team, resulting in the Scarlets being given a suspended fine of €10,000 (£7,780), payable if they committed any further breaches of competition rules before 31 May 2018.[6] Both Cowley and King left the Scarlets at the end of the 2015–16 season. While at the Scarlets, Cowley also played for Llandovery RFC in the Welsh Premiership; he made 15 appearances and scored two tries.
Cowley returned to Australia, where he ended up playing for the Western Force under-20s side and ARKS in Harrisdale, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Player Archive : Scarlets Rugby". Scarlets.co.uk. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Scarlets v Dragons: Regan King and son set to play together". BBC Sport. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (29 October 2015). "The Welsh regional player who will create history by lining up alongside his son in the derby". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Guinness Pro12: Scarlets 25-15 NG Dragons". BBC Sport. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Williams, Richard (17 January 2016). "European Champions Cup: Racing 92 64-14 Scarlets". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Cowley: Scarlets given suspended fine over Regan King's son". BBC Sport. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Tasker, Erin (1 August 2017). "Former All Black becomes a Hammer for a year". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Smith, Ben (23 April 2018). "Rugby union: second half fightback not enough as ARKS falls short against Perth-Bayswater". The West Australian. Retrieved 28 January 2023.