Ronnie Cowan (rugby)

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Ronnie Cowan
Personal information
Full nameRonnie C. Cowan
Born (1941-11-26) 26 November 1941 (age 82)
Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Selkirk RFC 00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1961–62 Scotland 50000
1962 British Lions 00000
Rugby league
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1962–72 Leeds
1972–74 Hull FC
1974 Keighley
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1965 Other Nationalities

Ronald "Ron"/"Ronnie" C. Cowan (born 26 November 1941) is a Scottish former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for the British Lions, and Scotland, and at club level for Selkirk RFC, as a wing, [1] [2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Leeds (Heritage № 973) and Hull FC (Heritage № 679), as a wing, or centre.

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Background

Cowan was born in Selkirk, Scotland.

Rugby union career

Cowan was capped five times for Scotland in 1961–62. [2] He also played for Selkirk RFC. He went on the 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa. [1]

Rugby league career

Cowan transferred to Leeds during the 1962–63 season, [1] and scored 119-tries during his rugby league career.

Cowan played right wing in Leeds' 2–18 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1964–65 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964, and played left-centre in the 23–7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1970–71 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 November 1970.[ citation needed ]

Cowan played left-centre in Leeds' 9–5 victory over St. Helens in the 1970 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1970–71 season at Headingley, Leeds on Tuesday 15 December 1970.

Cowan played left-centre (replaced by substitute Les Dyl) in Leeds' 7–24 defeat by Leigh in the 1970–71 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.

He transferred to Hull in 1972, [3] before finishing his career at Keighley. [4]

Representative honours

Cowan represented Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leeds, he was an interchange/substitute in the 2–19 defeat by St. Helens at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 27 January 1965, to mark the switching-on of new floodlights. [5]

Personal life

Cowan is the son of the rugby union and rugby league footballer for Hull F.C.; James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Cowan, and the younger brother of the rugby union, and rugby league footballer; Stan Cowan. [6]

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