Bowen also has the benefit of rubbing shoulders with some of his idols in the Arms Park changing room.
The diminutive wing learned from a season with Leigh Halfpenny, the Wales and Lions full-back who always punched above his weight.
“I was just really fortunate to be in the same team as one of my heroes,” said Bowen, who was two days off his second birthday when the full-back made his Cardiff debut in 2008.
“When I got to run out on the pitch with him will stay with me for life and it got even better when he set me up for a try against Ulster.
“It was surreal and it was similar the year before when I made my debut – I looked around the changing room as I pulled on my jersey and Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams were there.
“I had a moment where I just thought ‘how am I here?’. What a time to be involved with Cardiff.
“Those boys have been big parts of a golden era of Welsh rugby and are the reason why so many of us in the under-20s play rugby after watching them from a young age.”
