The NSW Waratahs have continued their build for the future, signing academy and Junior Wallabies duo Jack Bowen and Ben Dowling.The 18-year-old has come through the NSW pathways, parlaying an impressive 2022 into a call-up for the Oceania U20 Championships against New Zealand, Fiji and Argentina.Click here to purchase your tickets for the Bledisloe CupBowen, the son of Wallaby Scott Bowen, was influential in Easts' late-season surge to the finals and was excited to be training alongside some of his heroes.“It’s been a dream come true to be training here full-time and have the opportunity to potentially one day wear the Sky-Blue jersey,” Bowen said in a statement.“I’ve grown up supporting this team and attending games since I was three years old, so it’s incredibly special for myself and my family to get the opportunity to train with this elite team.“After spending three years in the academy, I’m extremely proud to be a full-time member and have to thank Shannon Fraser and Andrew Cleverley who have helped me transition into a full-time professional environment”.Meanwhile, Dowling has made a name for himself in the seven-a-side format, making his debut in the opening round of the 2021-22 Series.He played in six out of the eight legs, helping Australia to their inaugural title before representing Australia at the Commonwealth Games.“After spending time with the team through the Academy and playing in Waratahs A games, it’s incredibly exciting to now be able to train and play with the team in a full-time capacity,” Dowling said.“I loved my time this year in sevens on the World Series as I learned a lot and feel it helped develop my game, but I’m really excited to get back and commit to fifteens.“The team had such a great season this year and hopefully I can help play a part in continuing the success into next season.”Dowling and Bowen are the fourth and fifth players to come through the NSW pathways into the full-time squad, delighting head coach Darren Coleman.“We’re incredibly proud that Jack and Ben are our 4th and 5th players to graduate directly from our academy into the senior full-time squad. It’s a credit to Andrew Cleverley and Shannon Fraser and their program that we can continue to rely on our academy to produce so many players annually,” Coleman believes.“Jack is an exciting prospect, comes from a great pedigree, and made a great impact for Eastern Suburbs and their strong form in the back end of the season.“I’m looking forward to him growing and gaining in-game knowledge from his involvement in the full-time squad alongside the quality playmakers we have here.“Ben Dowling is a good young prospect and we’ve seen his quality throughout the sevens program and his form for Randwick in the Shute Shield.“Ben offers us great utility throughout our backline, and we’re really excited to see him continue to develop in our program.”Click Here: cheap nrl jersey sale
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