▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁best ▁outside ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁readers ▁of ▁Planet - R ugby . com ▁for ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁World ▁XV . ▁King ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁voted ▁into ▁the ▁side ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁played ▁any ▁international ▁rugby ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁ 1 2 ▁months . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁King ▁agreed ▁to ▁join ▁Cl erm ont ▁Au ver g ne ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁France , ▁King ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Sc ar lets ▁signing ▁a ▁two - year ▁deal ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 / 1 5 ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁King ▁played ▁alongside ▁his ▁son ▁Jacob ▁Cow ley ▁for ▁the ▁Sc ar lets ▁against ▁the ▁New port ▁G w ent ▁Drag ons , ▁making ▁them ▁the ▁first ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁pair ▁to ▁play ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁Pro ▁ 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁King ▁would ▁be ▁leaving ▁the ▁Sc ar lets ▁and ▁joining ▁Jersey ▁Red s ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season . ▁ ▁King ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Mid ▁Can ter bury ▁club ▁side ▁Southern , ▁helping ▁them ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Wat ters ▁Cup ▁competition ▁final ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 3