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Wales international rugby union footballer (1954–2024)

Rugby player
Kevin Bowring
Birth nameKevin Bowring
Date of birth(1954-05-09)9 May 1954
Place of birthNeath, Wales
Date of death10 October 2024(2024-10-10) (aged 70)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Coach
Coaching career
Years Team
Wales Under-20
Wales Under-21
Wales A
1995–1998 Wales
1999–? Newbury RFC
Correct as of 19:09, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Kevin Bowring (9 May 1954 – 10 October 2024) was a Welsh rugby union player and coach. Bowring attended Neath Grammar School for Boys. A flanker, he played for London Welsh and captained the team. He also represented the Barbarians and Middlesex County.

Biography

Bowring was born in Neath, Wales on 9 May 1954.

He progressed into coaching with Wales Under-20, Under-21 and Wales A before being appointed the first full-time professional coach of the Wales national rugby union team. He was later employed by the Rugby Football Union as an Elite Coach for the England rugby union team.

Bowring was a board member of UK Coaching (former Sports Coach UK) and a member of the Coaching Committee which sets the overall strategy for sports coaching in the UK.

Bowring died of a heart attack in October 2024, at the age of 70.

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Bowring, rugby union flanker who coached Wales then become a linchpin of the England set-up". The Telegraph. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. Glover, Tim (10 January 1999). "Rugby Union: Re-enter the Dragon; interview - Kevin Bowring". The Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. "Former Wales coach Bowring dies aged 70". BBC Sport News. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

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