Tommy Bowe

Tommy Bowe

Player information
Full name	Thomas John Bowe
birthday	February 22, 1984
place of birth	Craigavon , Northern Ireland
society
society	Ospreys
position	Outer three-quarters
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
2003–2008 2008–	Ulster Rugby Ospreys	91 (170) 64 (155)
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
2004- 2009	Ireland British and Irish Lions	68 (140) 3 (0)
Status: August 21, 2011 National team September 17, 2015

Thomas John "Tommy" Bowe (born February 22, 1984 in Craigavon , Northern Ireland ) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for the Ospreys and the Irish national team. It is used in the position of the outer three-quarters .

Bowe began rugby at the age of seven and also played Gaelic football as a child . During school he played for the selection of the Royal School Armagh as a goalkeeper , only in the Irish U21 national team he moved to the position of the outer three-quarter. In the 2003/04 season he was used by Ulster in the Magners League and put on his debut for the province equal a try . For the 2008/09 season he moved to the Welsh team Ospreys.

Bowe first ran for Ireland against the USA in November 2004 . He then dropped out for the 2005 Six Nations due to an injury . Further injuries and form fluctuations meant that he was not considered for the squad of Ireland for the 2007 World Cup . In the following seasons, however, he became a fundamental part of the national team and played in all five games in the Irish Grand Slam at the Six Nations 2009 .

On April 21, 2009 he was nominated by Ian McGeechan for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa . It was used in all three games in the series.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ O'Connell to skipper Lions. Sky Sports, April 21, 2009, accessed April 23, 2009 . 

Web links

• Profile at the IRFU ( Memento from February 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
• Profile at the Ospreys
• Lions profile