Gradyn Bowd Explained

Gradyn Bowd
Birth Date:27 August 1992
Birth Place:Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height:1780NaN0
Weight:980NaN0
Position:Fly-half
Years1:2023–
Apps1:2
Points1:0
Repyears1:2012
Repteam1:Canada U20
Repyears2:2019–
Repteam2:Canada
Repcaps2:10
Reppoints2:4
Clubupdate:20 March 2023
Repupdate:20 March 2023

Gradyn Bowd (born 27 August 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player, currently playing for in Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is fly-half.[1]

Early career

Bowd is from Red Deer, Alberta and played a multitude of sports as a young athlete before studying at the University of Victoria where he captained the rugby team for four seasons.[2]

Bowd has played for a number of clubs in Canada, and played in Australia for Sunnybank in Brisbane.[3]

Professional career

Bowd signed for Old Glory DC, his first experience of full-time professional rugby, ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season.[4]

Bowd made his international debut for Canada in 2016, against Uruguay.[5] He would go on to win a further 7 caps, but would then not feature again for the side until 2022 when he was called up to the squad for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gradyn Bowd. Ultimate Rugby. 20 March 2023.
  2. News: Old Glory DC Signs Gradyn Bowd. DJ Coil Rugby. 8 November 2022. 20 March 2023.
  3. News: Red Deer’s Gradyn Bowd ‘pitch perfect’. Red Deer Advocate. 11 February 2016. 20 March 2023.
  4. News: Old Glory signs Canadian international Gradyn Bowd. Americas Rugby News. 8 November 2022. 20 March 2023.
  5. News: Canada dominate Uruguay in Langford. Americas Rugby News. 7 February 2016. 20 March 2023.
  6. News: Canada's men's rugby team gathers for European camp. Canada Rugby. 2 November 2022. 20 March 2023.