Kevin Bowring (9 May 1954 – 10 October 2024) was a Welsh

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player and coach. Bowring attended Neath Grammar School for Boys. A flanker, he played for

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and captained the team. He also represented the

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and Middlesex County.

Biography

Bowring was born in

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, 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

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. He was later employed by the

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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.

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Wales profile
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