Pekahou J. M. Cowan (born 2 June 1986) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for Wellington in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.

[2] Attending Narrabeen Sports High School, he was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team in 2003 and 2004.

[2] He moved to Perth to further his rugby career and played for the Nedlands club before signing with the Western Force in 2006.

[3] After the Western Force were axed from the Super Rugby competition in 2017,[4] Cowan played two seasons in Japan for the Top East League side Shimizu Blue Sharks.

[5] He rejoined the Western Force in 2020 when the team was admitted to Super Rugby AU, then signed with the NSW Waratahs in 2021.