Billy Rowesome

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Billy Rowsome
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born Monageer, County Wexford
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1970s-1990s
Monageer/Boolavogue
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1970s-1980s
Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Billy Rowsome (born 1956 in Monageer, County Wexford) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Monageer and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. [1]

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References

  1. "Wexford GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010.