Harrison Rowley
| Full name | Harrison Cotton Banks Rowley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1924 Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 1956 (aged 32) Waimate, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Stock buyer | ||||||||||||||||
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Harrison Cotton Banks Rowley (15 June 1924 — 16 December 1956) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]
Born in Cromwell, Rowley was educated at Southland Boys' High School.[2]
Rowley, a loose forward, made his solitary Test appearance for the All Blacks in a win over the Wallabies at Eden Park in 1949. He had to spend most of the match on the wing, with the backline reshuffled after fullback Jack Kelly was injured.[2]
A stock buyer by profession, Rowley often relocated during his rugby career and as a result made appearances for four unions, Bush, Wanganui, Thames Valley and North Auckland.[2]
Rowley died in 1956 of injuries received when his car collided with a goods train at a crossing.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ McMurran, Alistair (11 March 2010). "Rugby: West Otago club gearing up for anniversary celebrations". Otago Daily Times.
- 1 2 3 "Harrison Rowley #516". stats.allblacks.com.
- ↑ "Injured Man Dies". The Press. 17 December 1956. p. 16.
External links
[edit]- Harrison Rowley at ESPNscrum (archived)
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1956 deaths
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Cromwell, New Zealand
- Rugby union number eights
- People educated at Southland Boys' High School
- Bush rugby union players
- Wanganui rugby union players
- Thames Valley rugby union players
- Northland rugby union players
- Road incident deaths in New Zealand
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen