George Rowles

George Rowles
Birth name	George Albert Rowles
Date of birth	16 December 1865
Place of birth	Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales
Date of death	12 September 1922 (aged 56)
Place of death	Cadoxton, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Occupation(s)	boiler maker; carpenter
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Half-back
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Penarth RFC
–	Gloucestershire
International career
Years	Team
1892	Wales

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George Albert Rowles (16 December 1865 – 12 September 1922) was a Welsh rugby union international halfback who played club rugby for Penarth RFC|Penarth and Cardiff . He won a single cap for Wales national rugby union team|Wales during the 1892 Home Nations Championship. He was the second player to represent Wales while playing club rugby for Penarth, after Dickie Garrett.

Rugby career

Rowles had played for Penarth for several years before his international selection in 1892, he was senior team captain during the 1885/86 season,^[1] and is recorded as being a member of the Penarth team that won the Cardiff District Cup in 1888. Rowles won his only Welsh cap when he was chosen to partner Newport's Percy Phillips in the opening game of the 1892 Home Nations Championship against England. The preferred halfback partnership for Wales were the Swansea pairing of Evan and David James, but with the James brothers unavailable, Rowles was given his opportunity. Under the captaincy of Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, Wales were outclassed by England who won by three goals and a try to nil. The next match the James brother were brought back in and Rowles and Phillips lost their places; though Phillips would represent his country on a further five occasions, Rowles never played for Wales again.

International matches played

Wales^[2]

England 1892

Bibliography

Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

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References

↑ Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 145. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.
↑ Smith (1980), pg 471.

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[1] Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 145. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.

[Smith471-2] Smith (1980), pg 471.

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