{{Short description|New Zealand rugby player (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Jacob Cowley | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jacob Cowley | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|1|3}} | birth_place = Cambridge, New Zealand | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | weight = {{convert|100|kg|stlb}} | ru_currentteam = | ru_currentposition = | ru_position = Centre | amatyears1 = 2015–2016 | amatteam1 = Llandovery | amatapps1 = 15 | amatpoints1 = 10 | ru_amateurupdate = | years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Scarlets | apps1 = 1 | points1 = 0 | ru_clubupdate = | relatives = Regan King (father)<br />Joelle King (aunt) }} '''Jacob Cowley''' (born 3 January 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a centre. He played for the Scarlets regional side in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Archive : Scarlets Rugby |url=http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/games/player_archive.php?player=124873&includeref=dynamic |website=Scarlets.co.uk |date=30 October 2015 |accessdate=6 November 2015 }}</ref>
Born in Cambridge, New Zealand, Cowley was brought up in Australia but moved back to Hamilton, New Zealand, when he was 16. He moved to Wales at the start of the 2015–16 season, signing a three-year academy contract with the Scarlets, for whom his father, New Zealand centre Regan King, was also playing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarlets v Dragons: Regan King and son set to play together |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34562535 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 October 2015 |accessdate=28 January 2023 }}</ref> Cowley made his debut for the Scarlets at the age of 18 in a match against Newport Gwent Dragons on 30 October 2015, coming off the bench for the last 13 minutes; King also played in the match, making them the first father–son duo to appear in the Pro12 and the first in any Welsh team since 1998, when Keith Colclough and his son Dean lined up for Swansea RFC against Bridgend RFC.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Simon |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-regional-player-who-create-10353559 |title=The Welsh regional player who will create history by lining up alongside his son in the derby |publisher=Wales Online |date=29 October 2015 |accessdate=6 November 2015 }}</ref> The Scarlets won the match 25–15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34661124 |title=Guinness Pro12: Scarlets 25-15 NG Dragons |website=BBC Sport |date=30 October 2015 |accessdate=6 November 2015 }}</ref>
Cowley was an unused replacement for the Scarlets' 64–14 loss to Racing 92 on 17 January 2016;<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Williams |title=European Champions Cup: Racing 92 64-14 Scarlets |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34877656 |website=BBC Sport |date=17 January 2016 |accessdate=28 January 2023 }}</ref> however, it later emerged that Cowley had not been registered for the competition and was ineligible to be named in the team, resulting in the Scarlets being given a suspended fine of €10,000 (£7,780), payable if they committed any further breaches of competition rules before 31 May 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jacob Cowley: Scarlets given suspended fine over Regan King's son |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35614261 |website=BBC Sport |date=19 February 2016 |accessdate=28 January 2023 }}</ref> Both Cowley and King left the Scarlets at the end of the 2015–16 season. While at the Scarlets, Cowley also played for Llandovery RFC in the Welsh Premiership; he made 15 appearances and scored two tries.
Cowley returned to Australia, where he ended up playing for the Western Force under-20s side and ARKS in Harrisdale, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth.<ref>{{cite news |first=Erin |last=Tasker |title=Former All Black becomes a Hammer for a year |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/mid-canterbury-selwyn/95083634/former-all-black-becomes-a-hammer-for-a-year |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=1 August 2017 |accessdate=28 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Smith |title=Rugby union: second half fightback not enough as ARKS falls short against Perth-Bayswater |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/comment-news/rugby-union-second-half-fightback-not-enough-as-arks-falls-short-against-perth-bayswater-c-847041 |work=The West Australian |date=23 April 2018 |accessdate=28 January 2023 }}</ref>
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