34 Facts About Tommy Bowe

Thomas John Bowe was born on 22 February 1984 and is an Irish former rugby union player from County Monaghan, Ireland.

Former pupil of The Royal School, Armagh, Tommy Bowe was a schoolboy provincial full-back, only converting to wing whilst playing for Ireland U-21s.

Tommy Bowe played Gaelic football from U10 level with Emyvale, his local GAA club and he ran for the Glaslough Harriers and represented his local parish Donagh in the All-Ireland Community Games and went to Mosney with the Monaghan Relay team.

Tommy Bowe attended the University of Ulster, Jordanstown and played for the Queen's University Belfast rugby team, earning a selection to the Ireland U20 Team before transferring to Belfast Harlequins.

Tommy Bowe subsequently was capped at U21 level and was named as the Irish Rugby Union Players Association 'Young Player of the Year' in 2003.

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Tommy Bowe was named IRUPA Young Player of the Year in May 2004.

Tommy Bowe won the Guinness Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year Award at the Ulster Rugby Awards Dinner in May 2005.

Tommy Bowe scored 2 tries on his return for Ulster against Cardiff Blues and was instrumental in the province's league season, helping them to the Pro12 Final.

Tommy Bowe made his senior international debut against the USA during the 2004 Autumn Internationals becoming the first player from County Monaghan to win an Ireland cap since the 1920s, marking his introduction to test rugby with a second half try.

Tommy Bowe won further caps during Ireland's tour to Japan and their Autumn Internationals in 2005.

An injury-plagued latter part of 2006 precipitated a downturn in form, though a rejuvenated Tommy Bowe came back with 5 tries in 6 matches to earn his place in Ireland's 2007 Six Nations squad.

Tommy Bowe failed to make the Irish squad for the disappointing 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Tommy Bowe earned himself a place in Ireland's original 2008 Six Nations squad after a very good season with Ulster.

Tommy Bowe was overlooked for the Ireland match day squad to play Italy in the tournament's opening game despite his form.

Tommy Bowe was again excluded from the squad the following week when Ireland were narrowly defeated by France in Paris, however on 19 February 2008 Bowe was named in the starting team at for the visit of Scotland to Croke Park, a match in which he scored two tries.

On 4 February Tommy Bowe came on for Keith Earls as a replacement in the 2017 Six Nations Championship against Scotland national rugby union team.

Tommy Bowe was then selected on the wing for the 2009 Six Nations opener against France in Dublin.

Tommy Bowe was selected in Ireland's squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship, and scored the opening try of Ireland's demolition of a Grand-Slam chasing England on 19 March.

Tommy Bowe went to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, his first such tournament, and scored a try against the US in Ireland's opening Pool C game.

Tommy Bowe was selected in the squad for the 2012 Six Nations Championship, during which he rediscovered his try-scoring ability.

Tommy Bowe started in the first match on the tour, versus a Royal XV and, in this game, became the first try scorer of the 2009 tour.

Tommy Bowe then scored two tries against the Golden Lions which contributed to his selection for the test side.

Tommy Bowe wasn't included for the next two games before coming back for the match against Western Province where he scored his fourth try of the tour and set up another for Ugo Monye.

Tommy Bowe, although holding his own in defence, wasn't given any opportunities to run.

Tommy Bowe was again selected on the wing for the second test.

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Tommy Bowe came second behind Jamie Roberts for the Player of the Series award.

Tommy Bowe managed to recover from the injury in time to be included the starting fifteen in the last two tests against Australia, taking the place from Alex Cuthbert who had replaced him whilst he was injured, but was unable to score any points in the test series.

Tommy Bowe was guest chef in episode two of series seven of The Restaurant in 2010.

Tommy Bowe appeared on RTE's The Late Late Show on 21 May 2010 where he was quizzed on his version of the song "The Black Velvet Band" which he sang during Ireland's Grand Slam celebrations.

Tommy Bowe lent his name to the Tommy Bowe Challenge which was completed in both 2011 and 2012 to raise money for the Glaslough Harriers.

In 2017, Tommy Bowe dipped his toe into television presenting becoming a co-presenter on BBC and RTE holiday program, Getaways.

Since August 2020 Tommy Bowe has been a host on Ireland AM, the morning television show of Virgin Media Television in Ireland.

Tommy Bowe's sister, Hannah, is an Ireland hockey international, and his younger brother, David, is a rugby union footballer.

Tommy Bowe married his fiancee, former Miss Wales Lucy Whitehouse, on 14 June 2015 at the Corran Resort and Spa in Carmarthenshire, Wales.