Scott Bowen (born 20 September 1972) is an Australian former

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player. He played in the position of

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and represented the

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nine times between 1993 and 1996.Australian Rugby – The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 66: Bowen, Scott (1972 – ) He is currently an assistant with the

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in the

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tournament.

Early life and education

Bowen was born in

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and attended

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(1985–1990) He played for the Australia national schoolboy rugby union team in 1990 and the Australian U21s.

Representative Rugby career

Bowen played for

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from 1991 until 1996 and then moved to Eastern Suburbs in 1997. He also played one game of fourth grade for Southern Districts again in 2002 against Manly. He made his international debut for the

in 1993 v

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at the

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. Bowen played nine

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for Australia between 1993 and 1996 and 49 games for the

between 1993 and 1999.

Coaching career

He retired from rugby at the age of 26 and played

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in the Sydney club competition for 4 years. In 2002, he joined Eastern Suburbs rugby club as assistant coach and the club won the Shute Shield the following year. He was appointed Eastern Suburbs head coach in 2006 and the club made a

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appearance in 2007.Easts Rugby Club, Sydney
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References

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