Squad Profiles: Wales Senior Team
Ken Owens
DOB 3rd Jan 1987
Birthplace Carmarthen, Wales
Height 1.83 m (6' 0")
Weight 110 kg (17 st 4 lb)
Position Hooker
Club/Region Scarlets
Test Honours Wales (61 caps)
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In February 2007 Owens lined up as a member of the newly formed Wales U20 side for the 2007 U21 Six Nations.
His senior breakthrough season came in 2009/10, where he was voted Scarlets’ player of the season, Welsh Rugby Writers’ player of the season and was named in the Magners League Dream Team.
He made his Welsh debut against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and featured four times in the Grand Slam campaign of 2012, and played in all five as Wales retained the Championship in 2013.
Owens featured in every game for Wales from the beginning of the 2013 Dove Men Series through to the end of the tour to South Africa in 2014.
Owens returned from injury to play in the final match of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations and was named in Wales' 31-man squad for th 2015 Rugby World Cup.
He played in all five of Wales' games in the tournament.
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
03/11/2018
Scotland
70
10/11/2018
Australia
80
24/11/2018
South Africa
53
01/02/2019
France
Total
Played 4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
203
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
11/11/2017
Australia
75
25/11/2017
New Zealand
76
03/02/2018
Scotland
63
10/02/2018
England
65
24/02/2018
Ireland
56
11/03/2018
Italy
19
17/03/2018
France
69
Total
Played 7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
423
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
05/11/2016
Australia
59
12/11/2016
Argentina
46
26/11/2016
South Africa
1
5
60
05/02/2017
Italy
69
11/02/2017
England
61
25/02/2017
Scotland
69
10/03/2017
Ireland
72
18/03/2017
France
80
Total
Played 8
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
516
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
29/08/2015
Ireland
55
05/09/2015
Italy
69
20/09/2015
Uruguay
17
26/09/2015
England
31
01/10/2015
Fiji
25
10/10/2015
Australia
7
17/10/2015
South Africa
23
07/02/2016
Ireland
16
13/02/2016
Scotland
32
26/02/2016
France
13
12/03/2016
England
26
19/03/2016
Italy
30
11/06/2016
New Zealand
65
18/06/2016
New Zealand
62
25/06/2016
New Zealand
57
Total
Played 15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
528
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
21/03/2015
Italy
24
Total
Played 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
09/11/2013
South Africa
16
16/11/2013
Argentina
1
5
17
22/11/2013
Tonga
70
30/11/2013
Qantas Wallabies
16
01/02/2014
Italy
12
08/02/2014
Ireland
19
21/02/2014
France
23
09/03/2014
England
25
15/03/2014
Scotland
58
14/06/2014
South Africa
59
21/06/2014
South Africa
1
5
74
Total
Played 11
2
0
0
0
0
0
10
389
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
16/11/2012
Samoa
62
24/11/2012
New Zealand
15
01/12/2012
Qantas Wallabies
14
02/02/2013
Ireland
36
09/02/2013
France
24
23/02/2013
Italy
28
09/03/2013
Scotland
19
16/03/2013
England
27
Total
Played 8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
225
2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
26/09/2011
Namibia
18
12/02/2012
Scotland
48
25/02/2012
England
80
10/03/2012
Italy
17
17/03/2012
France
16
09/06/2012
Australia
52
23/06/2012
Australia
14
Total
Played 7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
245
Competition Team Played Tries Conv DG Pen YC RC Pts
2018-2019 - Guinness Six Nations
Wales
1
2018-2019 - Test Matches
Wales
3
2018-2019 Total
4
2017-2018 - Six Nations
Wales
4 +1
2017-2018 - Test Matches
Wales
2
2017-2018 Total
6 +1
2016-2017 - Six Nations
Wales
5
2016-2017 - Test Matches
Wales
3
1
5
2016-2017 Total
8
1
5
2015-2016 - Rugby World Cup
Wales
0 +5
2015-2016 - Six Nations
Wales
0 +5
2015-2016 - Test Matches
Wales
5
2015-2016 Total
5 +10
2014-2015 - Six Nations
Wales
0 +1
2014-2015 Total
0 +1
2013-2014 - Six Nations
Wales
1 +4
2013-2014 - Test Matches
Wales
3 +3
2
10
2013-2014 Total
4 +7
2
10
2012-2013 - Six Nations
Wales
0 +5
2012-2013 - Test Matches
Wales
0 +3
2012-2013 Total
0 +8
2011-2012 - Rugby World Cup
Wales
0 +1
2011-2012 - Six Nations
Wales
1 +3
2011-2012 - Test Matches
Wales
1 +1
2011-2012 Total
2 +5
Total - Guinness Six Nations
12 +19
Total - Rugby World Cup
17 +7
3
15
Total - Rugby World Cup
0 +6
Total
29 +32
3
0
0
0
0
0
15