Greg Rowlands Explained

Greg Rowlands
Birth Name:Gregory David Rowlands
Birth Date:10 December 1947
Birth Place:Rotorua, New Zealand
Death Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Ru Position:Fullback
Height:1.70NaN0
Weight:74kg (163lb)
Repyears1:1976
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Bay of Plenty
Ru Provinceyears1:1969–82
Ru Provinceapps1:161
Ru Provincepoints1:1008
School:Tauranga Boys' College

Gregory David Rowlands (10 December 1947 – 15 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Rowlands represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1976 tour of South America. He played four matches for the All Blacks on the tour including two matches against Argentina, but these were not given full international status by the New Zealand Rugby Union.[1]

Rowlands died in Tauranga on 15 August 2021, aged 73.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greg Rowlands . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 29 November 2014.
  2. News: Bay of Plenty rugby union mourns ex-All Black fullback Greg Rowlands . 16 August 2021 . Stuff.co.nz . 17 August 2021.
  3. News: Greg Rowlands death notice . 17 August 2021 . New Zealand Herald . 17 August 2021.