Sherwin Stowers
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| Birth name | Sherwin Stowers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 May 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | De La Salle College, Mangere East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sherwin Stowers (born 19 May 1986) is a New Zealand former rugby player. He played for the Blues Super Rugby side, for whom he made 11 appearances following his 2011 debut. He also played for Counties Manukau in the New Zealand Provincial ITM Cup.
Stowers played for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team in the Sevens World Series. He played at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] He announced his retirement from professional rugby in 2017.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sherwin Stowers – New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Strang, Ben (19 July 2014). "Sherwin Stowers to join NZ team in Glasgow". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand sevens stalwart Sherwin Stowers retires from professional rugby". Stuff. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Sevens stalwart Stowers steps aside". Radio New Zealand. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Sherwin Stowers hangs up the boots". All Blacks. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Counties Manukau profile
- New Zealand Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 May 2010)
Categories:
- 1986 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand Māori rugby union players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- People educated at De La Salle College, Māngere East
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games