Jimmy Bowen (rugby union)

Jimmy Bowen
Full nameDaniel St James Bowen
Date of birth (1957-02-11) 11 February 1957 (age 67)
Place of birthCork, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1977 Ireland 3 (0)

Daniel St James Bowen (born 11 February 1957) is an Irish former rugby union international.[1]

Bowen was born and raised in Cork, attending Presentation Brothers College.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] He had six knee operations during an injury plagued career, which was spent with Cork Constitution, Lansdowne, and St Mary's College.[5]

  1. ^ "Five new caps for Irish RU". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 January 1977.
  2. ^ "Pres and Co lead crusade to stop Christians' march". Irish Independent. 22 January 2001.
  3. ^ "Rugby captains on trial". Leicester Mercury. 15 January 1977.
  4. ^ Lenihan, Donal (31 October 2018). "Oct 31, 1978: How privileged we were". Irish Examiner.
  5. ^ Thornley, Gerry (24 October 1998). "History Makers: Munster's men who beat the All Blacks 12-0 on October 31st, 1978". The Irish Times.