Gradyn Bowd

Gradyn Bowd
Born	27 August 1992 (age 33); Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half
Current team	Old Glory DC
Senior career
Years	Team
2023–	Old Glory DC
	Correct as of 20 March 2023
International career
Years	Team
2012	Canada U20
2019–	Canada
	Correct as of 20 March 2023

Gradyn Bowd (born 27 August 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player, currently playing for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is fly-half.^[1]

Early career

Bowd is from Red Deer, Alberta and played a multitude of sports as a young athlete before studying at the University of Victoria where he captained the rugby team for four seasons.^[2]

Bowd has played for a number of clubs in Canada, and played in Australia for Sunnybank in Brisbane.^[3]

Professional career

Bowd signed for Old Glory DC, his first experience of full-time professional rugby, ahead of the 2023 Major League Rugby season.^[4]

Bowd made his international debut for Canada in 2016, against Uruguay.^[5] He would go on to win a further 7 caps, but would then not feature again for the side until 2022 when he was called up to the squad for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals.^[6]

References

^ "Gradyn Bowd". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Old Glory DC Signs Gradyn Bowd". DJ Coil Rugby. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Red Deer's Gradyn Bowd 'pitch perfect'". Red Deer Advocate. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Old Glory signs Canadian international Gradyn Bowd". Americas Rugby News. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Canada dominate Uruguay in Langford". Americas Rugby News. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Canada's men's rugby team gathers for European camp". Canada Rugby. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.