Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Position Center, Wing Years Club / team | Weight 198 lb (90 kg) Years Club / team | |
Date of birth (1992-12-18) December 18, 1992 (age 24) | ||
Kingsley McGowan (born December 18, 1992) is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby union team, and currently plays his club rugby with Trinity in Dublin, Ireland. McGowan usually plays at the wing or center positions, but has played a variety of positions in the backs. McGowan debuted for the U.S. national team at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship against the Argentina Jaguars at BBVA Compass Stadium in his hometown of Houston.
McGowan picked up the sport of rugby during his junior year of high school at St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. McGowan played for the U.S. national under-20 team for the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. McGowan played his college rugby at St. Mary's in California, where he was an All-American and led the team to the 2014 D1A national championship.