Riki Cowan
New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Full name | Areariki Arthur Cowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-12-28) 28 December 1963 (age 60) New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Areariki Arthur Cowan "Riki" Cowan[2] (born 28 December 1963[3]) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand and the Cook Islands.
Playing career
Cowan represented Auckland and the New Zealand Māori side before being selected to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1984. He played in six test matches between 1984 and 1985. He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side.[4]
In 1986 he represented the Cook Islands at the Pacific Cup.[5]
Cowan later represented the Wellington district and spent the 1992-93 season in England with St. Helens (Heritage No. 1040).[3]
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Cowan, Areariki Arthur (Ricky) 1984 - 85 - Kiwi #580 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ a b Riki Cowan Saints Heritage Society
- ^ "New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand".
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 205–246. ISBN 9781869693312.
External links
- Saints Heritage Society profile
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New Zealand squad – 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup finalists
- 1 Gary Mercer
- 2 Tony Iro
- 3 Kevin Iro
- 4 Dean Bell (c)
- 5 Mark Elia
- 6 Gary Freeman
- 7 Clayton Friend
- 8 Adrian Shelford
- 9 Wayne Wallace
- 10 Peter Brown
- 11 Kurt Sorensen
- 12 Mark Graham
- 13 Mark Horo
- 14 Shane Cooper
- 15 Sam Stewart
- Coach: Tony Gordon
1985-1988 wider squad: Fred Ah Kuoi • Riki Cowan • Marty Crequer • Esene Faimalo • Olsen Filipaina • Barry Harvey • Shane Horo • Gary Kemble • A'au James Leuluai • Hugh McGahan
Dane O'Hara • Ron O'Regan • Gary Prohm • Joe Ropati • Dane Sorensen • Howie Tamati • Kevin Tamati • Brent Todd • Darrell Williams • Owen Wright •1985-1986 coach: Graham Lowe
Dane O'Hara • Ron O'Regan • Gary Prohm • Joe Ropati • Dane Sorensen • Howie Tamati • Kevin Tamati • Brent Todd • Darrell Williams • Owen Wright •1985-1986 coach: Graham Lowe