Luke Cowan-Dickie
Full nameLuke Anthony Cowan-Dickie
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birthTruro, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
SchoolTruro and Penwith College
Notable relative(s)Tom Cowan-Dickie (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2023 Exeter Chiefs 164 (200)
2011–2014 Plymouth Albion 21 (25)
2023– Sale Sharks 8 (10)
Correct as of 19 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2011 England U18 10 (5)
2011–2013 England U20 20 (20)
2015 England A 1 (0)
2015– England 41 (35)
2021 British & Irish Lions 3 (5)
Correct as of 19 January 2024

Luke Anthony Cowan-Dickie (born 20 June 1993) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks and the England national team.

Club career

Cowan-Dickie has previously been dual-registered with both the Cornish Pirates and Plymouth Albion to aid his player development.[1]

On 19 November 2011 Cowan-Dickie made his debut for Exeter at the age of eighteen in a EPCR Challenge Cup game against Cavalieri Prato.[2][3] He made his Premiership debut in 2014[4] and that same year was part of the side that beat Northampton Saints in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[5] He has played more than a hundred games in the Premiership,[4] scoring a hat-trick against Harlequins[6] during the 2016–17 season which culminated in Exeter defeating Wasps in the final to win their first League title.[7]

Cowan-Dickie scored the opening try of the 2020 European Rugby Champions Cup Final as Exeter defeated Racing 92 to become European champions for the first time.[8] Exeter then defeated Wasps the following weekend to complete a League and European double.[9]

In July 2023, Cowan-Dickie announced he had signed for Sale Sharks.[10]

International career

England

In 2010 Cowan-Dickie represented England under-18.[11][12] He was a member of the England under-20 team that won three successive titles in the 2011,[13] 2012[14] and 2013 U20 Six Nations.[15] He was part of the squad that finished seventh at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship[16] and the following year scored a try against France at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship,[17] and subsequently started in the final of that tournament as England defeated Wales to become Junior World Champions for the first time.[18] In January 2015 Cowan-Dickie represented England A against the Ireland Wolfhounds.[19]

Cowan-Dickie was named in the 50-man training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[20] On 15 August 2015, Cowan-Dickie made his senior international debut against France as a second-half substitute for Rob Webber in a warm-up match for the 2015 World Cup at Twickenham.[21] He was ultimately not selected for the tournament.[3]

In 2016 Cowan-Dickie was part of the team that achieved the Grand Slam during the 2016 Six Nation,[22] and later that year was a member of their tour party for the successful summer tour to Australia.[23] Later that year, he was ruled out of the November internationals with an ankle injury. A knee injury sustained in early 2017 meant Cowan-Dickie missed out on touring Argentina in the Summer, but he returned to International Rugby in 2018 as he was called up by Eddie Jones to join the Six Nations training squad. He was later selected for the three-Test tour of South Africa where he made two appearances as a replacement as England lost the series 2-1.[24]

Cowan-Dickie scored his first international tries against Wales and Ireland in warm-up games for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[25][26] He was selected for the tournament[27] and scored in all three pool stage games against Tonga,[28] USA[29] and Argentina.[30] In the World Cup final he was a second-half substitute for Jamie George as England were defeated by South Africa to finish runners-up.[31]

After the World Cup Cowan-Dickie scored a try against Ireland in the 2020 Six Nations Championship which England went on to win.[32][33] Later that year, he scored a try as England beat France in the final of the Autumn Nations Cup.[34]

British and Irish Lions

Cowan-Dickie was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[35] He made his debut off the bench in the 14-56 victory over the Sigma Lions.[36] He then went on to feature in tour matches against the Cell C Sharks and South Africa 'A'.[37] In the Lions' match against the Stormers he scored his first try of the tour and was named Player of the Match.[38]

Cowan-Dickie made his Lions test debut in the first Test against South Africa, scoring the only try of the game for the Lions in a 17-22 win.[39] He also started the second test, a 27-9 loss.[40] Cowan-Dickie was on the bench for the final test, with Welsh hooker Ken Owens taking his starting spot.[41] The close 19-16 loss meant that South Africa won the series 2-1.[42]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 August 2019 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  Wales 19–7 33–19 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches [25]
2 24 August 2019 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  Ireland 55–15 57–15 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches [26]
3 22 September 2019 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Tonga 33–3 35–3 2019 Rugby World Cup [28]
4 26 September 2019 Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium, Kobe, Japan  United States 15–0 45–7 2019 Rugby World Cup [29]
5 5 October 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Japan  Argentina 37–10 39–10 2019 Rugby World Cup [30]
6 23 February 2020 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  Ireland 22–5 24–12 2020 Six Nations Championship [32]
7 6 December 2020 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  France 17–19 22–19 Autumn Nations Cup [34]
8 24 July 2021 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  South Africa 8–12 22–17 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa [39]

as of 24 July 2021

Honours

England
Exeter

References

  1. ^ "Four Exeter Chiefs youngsters to play for Plymouth Albion". BBC Sport. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Profile Exeter Chiefs". web page. Exeter Chiefs. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b Pilnick, Brent (9 September 2015). "Luke Cowan-Dickie: Exeter Chiefs hooker aims for England return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Stevens, Mark (17 April 2021). "Cowan-Dickie becomes latest Centurion". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Osborne, Chris (16 March 2014). "LV= Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 15-8 Northampton Saints". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Premiership: Exeter 36-25 Harlequins". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b Law, James (27 May 2017). "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b Henson, Mike (17 October 2020). "Champions Cup: Exeter beat Racing 92 31-27 to lift first Champions Cup title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b Pilnick, Brent (24 October 2020). "Premiership Final: Exeter beat Wasps 19-13 to secure historic double". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  10. ^ Diamond, Sam (7 July 2023). "Sharks sign England and Lions hooker Cowan-Dickie". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Luke Cowan-Dickie - Official RFU England Profile". web page. RFU. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Four Exeter youngsters named in England under-18 squad". BBC Sport. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  13. ^ "England Under-20 74-3 Italy Under-20". BBC Sport. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Under 20s Six Nations: England U20 40-9 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Six Nations 2013: Wales U20 15-28 England U20". BBC Sport. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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  25. ^ a b Grey, Becky (11 August 2019). "England beat Wales 33-19 in World Cup warm-up game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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  28. ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (22 September 2019). "England 35-3 Tonga: Eddie Jones' side battle to opening World Cup win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  29. ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (26 September 2019). "England thrash United States 45-7 in Rugby World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  30. ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (5 October 2019). "England 39-10 Argentina: Eddie Jones' side qualify for World Cup quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  31. ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (2 November 2019). "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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  34. ^ a b c Henson, Mike (6 December 2020). "Autumn Nations Cup: England beat France in sudden death". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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  36. ^ Henson, Mike (3 July 2021). "Sigma Lions 14-56 British and Irish Lions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  37. ^ Henson, Mike (14 July 2021). "British and Irish Lions: South Africa A inflict tourists' first loss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  38. ^ Grey, Becky (17 July 2021). "Stormers 3-49 British and Irish Lions: Tourists complete Test preparations with comfortable win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  39. ^ a b Henson, Mike (24 July 2021). "British and Irish Lions: Lions fight back to clinch series opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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External links

Exeter Chiefs – current squad
England squad – 2019 Rugby World Cup runners-up
British & Irish Lions – 2021 South Africa tour
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