Areariki Arthur Cowan "Riki" Cowan (born 28 December 1963) is a New Zealand
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...
footballer who represented
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
and the
Cook Islands
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Playing career
Cowan represented
Auckland
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New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team ( Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of ...
in 1984. He played in six test matches between 1984 and 1985. He toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side.
In 1986 he represented the Cook Islands at the
Pacific Cup
The Pacific Cup was a rugby league football competition for national teams from the Pacific region.
History
The Pacific Cup was started in 1975 by Keith Gittoes of the New South Wales Rugby League.Wellington district and spent the 1992-93 season in England with St. Helens ( Heritage No. 1040).Riki Cowan ''Saints Heritage Society''