A STURDY and deceptively quick winger who made his debut against the USA in November 2004. A former Monaghan minor Gaelic footballer, Bowe became thefirst man from the Farney county to play for Ireland in 80 years when he lined out against the Americans.
A regular starter for Ulster he moved to Welsh club Ospreys but it wasn’t until the 2008 RBS Six Nations that Bowe really began to establish himself, scoring two tries. He repeated that feat in 2009 season with a superb breakaway try against the Italians and a magical catch-and-run from O’Gara’s chip at the Millenium Stadium – which helped Ireland seal their Grand Slam victory.
Tommy has emerged as one of Ireland’s most consistent performers and was duly rewarded with a call up to the B&I Lions tour to South Africa in the summer of 2009.
