Jovan Bowles Explained

Jovan Bowles
Birth Name:Jovan Jacques Bowles
Birth Place:Durban, South Africa
Weight:115kg (254lb)
Occupation:Professional rugby union footballer
School:St Henry's Marist Brothers' College
Birth Date:27 June 1983
Position:outside centre
Repsevensyears1:2006
Repsevenscomp1:7
Province1:Sharks
Province2:Falcons
Province3:Bulldogs
Province4:Platinum Leopards
Provinceyears1:2001-2005
Provinceyears2:2006
Provinceyears3:2008
Provinceyears4:2009-2011

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: SA Emerging Sevens retain title. supersport. 2007-06-14. 2008-08-08.