| Born | Noel James Gordon Bowden 19 March 1926 Whangārei, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 9 October 2009 (aged 83) Albany, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noel James Gordon Bowden (19 March 1926 – 9 October 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A full-back, Bowden represented Auckland, Waikato, and Taranaki at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team in 1952, in which he kicked one penalty goal. [1]
He also played in Scotland, turning out for West of Scotland. He was selected and played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. [2] He later became a lecturer in physical education at the North Shore College of Education. He was a prominent senior rugby coach in Auckland club rugby, coaching the Teachers Rugby Club for a number of years.
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