Jovan Bowles
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Jovan Jacques Bowles 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. 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
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who is currently playing for the Border Bulldogs
Border Bulldogs
The Border Bulldogs are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Border Rugby Union and are based in East London....
. 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
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
in 2006 and 2007. He is the brother of Maso Bowles who played for the Springbok under 21 side in the 2000 u/21 SANZAR
SANZAR
SANZAR is the body which operates Super Rugby and Tri Nations competitions in rugby union. It is a joint venture of the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union, formed in 1996.Created shortly after rugby's move to professionalism in 1995, SANZAR's two...
series in which John Smit
John Smit
John William Smit is the 50th and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He has played most of his career as a hooker, but played twice for the Springboks off the bench as a prop prior to the South Africa coaching staff's decision to use him as a tighthead...
captained the side to victory in the series.
Bowles made his debut for the Springbok Sevens in 2006 at Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
where the Springbok Sevens team went on to win that leg of the IRB Sevens World Series
IRB Sevens World Series
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...
.