Tom Bowen (rugby union)
| Date of birth | July 31, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Tom Bowen is an English rugby union player.
Brighton born, Bowen took up rugby at the age of six in Lewes. Bowen joined Plymouth Albion in 2012 from Leicester Tigers, originally a centre, he switched to the wing, and scored 6 tries in his first 18 appearances in the RFU Championship,[1] becoming Plymouth’s young player of the season for 2 seasons consecutively. He became Plymouth Albion’s top try-scorer for the 2013-14 season. Bowen made his England Sevens debut on the Gold Coast, Australia in October 2014.[2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic Bowen taught rugby and fitness, both online and in schools alongside England teammates such as Megan Jones.[3] In June 2021 he was confirmed as the reserve in the Great Britain Rugby Sevens squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Plymouth Albion duo sign new deals". BBC Sport. May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Tom Bowen". England Rugby.
- ^ December 2020, Joe Harvey Monday 7. "Megan Jones Exclusive: England Sevens giving back to the community with online fitness sessions". Talking Rugby Union.
- ^ "Team GB rugby sevens squads confirmed for Olympics". England Rugby. 18 June 2021.
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