Harrison Rowley

Harrison Rowley

Full name	Harrison Cotton Banks Rowley
Date of birth	(1924-06-15)15 June 1924
Place of birth	Cromwell, New Zealand
Date of death	16 December 1956(1956-12-16) (aged 32)
Place of death	Waimate, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
School	Southland Boys' High School
Occupation(s)	Stock buyer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1949 New Zealand 1 (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]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players

References

1. McMurran, Alistair (11 March 2010). "Rugby: West Otago club gearing up for anniversary celebrations". Otago Daily Times.
2. "Harrison Rowley #516". stats.allblacks.com.
3. "Injured Man Dies". The Press. 17 December 1956. p. 16.

External links

• Harrison Rowley at ESPNscrum