Jovan Bowles
| Full name | Jovan Jacques Bowles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| School | St Henry's Marist Brothers' College | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | outside centre | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006 2008–present |
Falcons Border |
1 | (5) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006 | South Africa Sevens | 7 | |
Jovan Jacques Bowles (born 27 June 1983 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer who is currently playing for the Border Bulldogs. He plays the position of centre.
Bowles attended St Henry's Marist Brothers' College where he was head boy in 2000 and played in the first rugby team from 1998 to 2000. He was captain of the South African Emerging Sevens team when they won the Tusker Sevens tournament in Kenya in 2006 and 2007.[1] He is the brother of Maso Bowles who played for the Springbok under 21 side in the 2000 u/21 SANZAR series in which John Smit captained the side to victory in the series.
Bowles made his debut for the Springbok Sevens in 2006 at Dubai where the Springbok Sevens team went on to win that leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.
Notes and references
- ↑ "SA Emerging Sevens retain title". supersport. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jovan Bowles". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Sharks Sevens Captain profile