Harrison Rowley Explained

Harrison Rowley
Full Name:Harrison Cotton Banks Rowley
Birth Date:15 June 1924
Birth Place:Cromwell, New Zealand
Death Place:Waimate, New Zealand
Height:1.85 m
Weight:90 kg
Occupation:Stock buyer
School:Southland Boys' High School
Position:Loose forward
Repyears1:1949
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: McMurran . Alistair . Rugby: West Otago club gearing up for anniversary celebrations . . 11 March 2010 . en.
  2. Web site: Harrison Rowley #516 . stats.allblacks.com.
  3. News: Injured Man Dies . . 17 December 1956 . 16.