Neil Cowie

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Neil Cowie
Personal information
Full name	Neil Fraser Cowie
Born	(1967-01-16) 16 January 1967 Todmorden district, England
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1986–91	Rochdale Hornets	133
1991–01	Wigan Warriors	330	34	0	1	137
	Total	463	34	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 (1967-01-16) 16 January 1967 in Todmorden district) is an English born Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, and Wigan Warriors, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10.^[1]

Playing career

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]

Cowie played for Wigan Warriors from the interchange bench in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos.

In June 2000, Cowie converted a drop goal, the only one-pointer he scored in his career, in a 30–18 win against Bradford Bulls.^[3] He played for Wigan at prop forward in their 2000 Super League Grand Final loss against St Helens RLFC.

Cowie played for Wigan from the interchange bench in their 2001 Super League Grand Final loss to the Bradford Bulls. This turned out to be his final appearance for the club, as he announced his retirement shortly after the game.^[4]

References

↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ Hadfield, Dave (1 July 2000). "Rugby League: Cowie Stops Raging Bulls ; Bradford Bulls 18 Wigan Warriors 30". The Independent (London). p. 25. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Cowie calls it a day". BBC Sport. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

England/Wales birth index

External links

v t e Wales squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup

Davies (c) Atcheson Bateman Busby Cowie Cunningham Devereux Ellis Eyres Ford Gibbs Griffiths Hadley Hall Harris Jones Moriarty Perrett Phillips Quinnell Skerrett Stephens Sullivan Webster Young Coach: Griffiths

v t e 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 Goodway

v t e Wigan RLFC squad – 1995 Challenge Cup Final winners

1 Henry Paul 2 Jason Robinson 3 Va'aiga Tuigamala 4 Gary Connolly 5 Martin Offiah 6 Frano Botica 7 Shaun Edwards (c) 8 Kelvin Skerrett 9 Martin Hall 10 Neil Cowie 11 Denis Betts 12 Mick Cassidy 13 Phil Clarke 14 Paul Atcheson 15 Andy Farrell Coach: Graeme West

v t e Wigan 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 Monie

Persondata
Name	Cowie, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby league player
Date of birth	16 January 1967
Place of birth	Todmorden
Date of death
Place of death

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