Gradyn Bowd

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]

Gradyn Bowd

Date of birth	(1992-08-27) 27 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	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) Fly-half Current team Old Glory DC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2023– Old Glory DC 2 (0) Correct as of 20 March 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 Canada U20 2019– Canada 10 (4) Correct as of 20 March 2023

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]