| Gareth Rowlands | |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in |
| Position: | Lock |
| Years1: | 1995–97 |
| Clubs1: | Bridgend |
| Years2: | 1997–98 |
| Clubs2: | Newport |
| Years3: | 2000 |
| Clubs3: | Pontypridd |
| Repyears1: | 1995–96 |
| Repcaps1: | 6 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Gareth Rowlands (born March 12, 1971) is a Canadian former international rugby union player.
Born in Cardiff, Rowlands left Wales for Canada at the age of five, growing up in the mining town of Colonsay, Saskatchewan.[1] He got versed in rugby as a spectator watching his father Brian, an ex-Welsh first division player, and relocated to British Columbia after school to play with Velox Valhallians.[2]
Rowlands, a lock competed for Canada at Under-21 and Under-23 level, before gaining full international honours in 1995. He made his Test debut during a tour of Argentina and featured against the All Blacks in Auckland, after which he won a place on Canada's squad for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. The only Saskatchewan-raised player in the squad, Rowlands started Canada's pool match against the Wallabies in Port Elizabeth.[2] He finished his career with six Canada caps and also had several seasons in Wales, playing with Bridgend, Newport and Pontypridd.[3] [4]