Cowan beats depression to star again for the Exiles

■By NEALE HARVEY

Battle won: Blair Cowan

REVITALISED London Irish back rower Blair Cowan is relishing life in the top-flight again after a double dose of depression involving club and country which almost made him quit the game.
Cowan’s stock was high when, courtesy of his Scottish- born mother, he was capped against USA in 2014.
However, 17 games later and despite starring for a Scotland side that nearly reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2015, he was axed after the following Six Nations.
London Irish’s subsequent relegation proved another bitter pill, with New Zeala...

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