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from Herald columnist Chris Rattue  Chris Rattue: Southern man
brave enough to say what's on his mind  Jimmy Cowan. Photo /
Greg Bowker Jimmy Cowan. Photo / Greg Bowker  Three cheers for
Jimmy Cowan, who has carried on a fine little tradition of
Southland-raised rugby halfbacks who speak their minds.  Cowan
has left it late, until the eve of his departure for foreign
shores, but better late than never.  Not since Justin Marshall
was in his prime, assisted now and then by Tana Umaga, has a
rugby player uttered this much worth listening to.  Our players
and most coaches struggle to make a whiff of sense beyond
dealing with the intricacies of ruck cleanouts and relaying the
standard sporting psychobabble which if designed to make them
appear bright, has the opposite effect.  So step up Cowan.
Shunning the chance to announce "all credit to Steve Tew", he
described the six-days-a-week ITM Cup for what it is, a
relentless grind that was boring and confusi