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Nick Taylor
April 22, 2015, 7:35 am
Western Force foundation member, prop Pek Cowan, will become just the second player to make a century of appearances for the club in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium.
The Wallabies loosehead is excited about emulating captain Matt Hodgson, the only Force player to achieve the milestone, but is more focused on what shapes as a daunting assignment.
Scrums have been surrounded by the vagaries of referee interpretations this season and the Force have suffered as much as most.
They were hit by a penalty try in the early-season loss to the Queensland Reds and also paid the price against the Stormers last Saturday night, their eighth consecutive defeat.
Cowan said the front rows had to take the referee out of the equation.
“Different refs have different interpretations of the rules,” Cowan said. “If we get the mental application right from the start we take the ref out of the equation straight away.
“Sometimes we want the refs to make a call early and sometimes you think he might hold off a bit in terms of a penalty try. That’s up to them, we control what we can.”
The second-placed Chiefs have a much-improved pack and overshadowed the Crusaders forwards in last Friday night’s 26-9 win in Christchurch.
“They are a very good set-piece team. They’ve got a big front row, a very big forward pack and technically they are a pretty tight scrum,” Cowan said.
Cowan made his debut from the bench against the Waratahs in 2006.
“From that day I vowed that I wanted to play many more and I’m just thankful that I’ve had the opportunity,” he said.
“To rack up 100 games for the same club is very humbling. It’s been a pretty long journey. I’ve seen a lot of ups and a lot of downs.”
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Congrats to Pek on racking up the ton for the Force!
Great to see the commitment from a great player.
What would we have done without him and Hodgo!
Hodgo and Pek true blue Force men. As supporters we need to acknowledge their dedication and loyalty.
Onya Pek, absolute champion.
Great work Pek. True Force man
On a side note. How many has Benny Mac got under his belt now?
Great game, Fucken battled right through to the 80!
Great achievement. He comes across as a very humble guy as well. Good luck to him and the rest of the team for the Chiefs this weekend..!
Onya Pek!
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Season guide said he started the season with 65, so the nine games so far would make 74. I don't think he's missed any matches this year
Wykes was on 74, so should be on 83 now
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Well done Pek, a true champion.