Josh Rowland
| Full name | Joshua Rowland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kilograms (14 st 2 lb) | ||
| School | Rosehill College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
| Current team | Connacht | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012 2015–2016 2016– |
Counties Manukau North Harbour Connacht |
7 0 |
(5) (0) |
| correct as of 30 July 2016. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2016– | Ireland 7s | 2 | |
Josh Rowland (born 25 September 1988) is a New Zealand-born professional rugby union player who represents Ireland internationally. He plays primarily as a fullback and a wing. Rowland currently plays for Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro12.
Early life
Rowland was born in Auckland. He attended Rosehill College. Rowland's grandmother came from Dublin in Ireland.
Career
Club career
Career in New Zealand
Rowland has played at provincial level in New Zealand. He was part of the Counties Manukau development team that won the Northern Region Development Competition in 2012.
Rowland played for North Harbour in the 2015 ITM Cup, making seven appearances and scoring one try.[1] During this time he also captained North Harbour's sevens team.[2] Under Rowland's captaincy, the side made it to the final of New Zealand's national sevens competition, but were beaten by Counties Manukau.[3]
Connacht
In July 2016, it was announced that Rowland had joined Irish provincial side Connacht.[4]
International
Born in New Zealand, Rowland qualified to play for Ireland through his grandmother, who came from Dublin. In 2016, he joined the Ireland sevens squad. He made his first appearance for the side in a qualification repechage for the 2016 Rio Olympics, which took place in Monaco.[4] Rowland also played in the Rugby Europe Trophy in July 2016, which Ireland won.[5]
References
- ↑ "Josh Rowland Player matches 2015". StatBunker. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Connacht's latest Kiwi recruit is a former teammate of Bundee Aki". SportsJOE.ie. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "National sevens: Counties Manukau defeat North Harbour for emphatic title win". Stuff.co.nz. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Connacht sign Ireland sevens back Josh Rowland". RTÉ Sport. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Trophy Win Sees Ireland Qualify For European Grand Prix Series". Irish Rugby. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.