Jimmy Bowen (rugby union)
Daniel St James Bowen (born 11 February 1957) is an Irish former rugby union international.
| Full name | Daniel St James Bowen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1957 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Bowen was born and raised in Cork, attending Presentation Brothers College.
A winger, Bowen was capped three times for Ireland in the 1977 Five Nations Championship, aged 19 at the time of his debut against Wales. The following year, he was part of the Munster side that beat the touring All Blacks, with his line break setting up the game's only try. He had six knee operations during an injury plagued career, which was spent with Cork Constitution, Lansdowne, and St Mary's College.
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