Riki Cowan
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| Full name | Areariki Arthur Cowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1963 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
[edit]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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]Categories:
- 1963 births
- Auckland rugby league team players
- Canterbury rugby league team players
- Cook Islands national rugby league team players
- Cook Island rugby league players
- Living people
- Mount Albert Lions players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Rugby league props
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Wellington rugby league team players