William Cowie, Lord Cowie

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William Cowie
Birth nameWilliam Lorn Kerr Cowie
Date of birth (1926-06-01) 1 June 1926 (age 98)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
School Fettes College
University Cambridge University
Glasgow University
Rugby union career
Position(s) No.8
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Kelvinside-West ()
– West of Scotland ()
– Edinburgh Wanderers ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1953 Scotland 1 (0)

William Lorn Kerr Cowie, Lord Cowie (born 1 June 1926) is a retired Scottish Senator of the College of Justice and former Scotland international rugby union player.

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

Cowie played rugby at Fettes where he played Centre. [1] He attended Clare College, Cambridge after Fettes but his studies were interrupted by WWII.

In Glasgow, Cowie played and captained Kelvinside-West after the 2nd world war. [2]

Kelvinside-West was a short term club merger fix for a post-war player shortage and as numbers increased the constituent clubs of Kelvinside Academicals and West of Scotland once again went their own ways. When that happened Cowie played for West of Scotland. [3]

His legal work took him to Edinburgh and Cowie then played for Edinburgh Wanderers. [4]

Provincial career

Starting off in Glasgow with Kelvinside-West, Cowie first represented Glasgow District and played for them against Edinburgh District in the Inter-City match. [5]

Cowie played for Edinburgh District in the Inter-City and the Scottish Inter-District Championship. [6]

He played for Edinburgh in the 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship match against the South. [7]

He is one of the few players of the era to play for both Glasgow District and Edinburgh District.

International career

He was capped for Scotland once in 1953. He played in the Five Nations match against England at Twickenham Stadium on 21 March that year. [8]

In his rugby career he played as a No.8. [9]

Law career

Cowie became a Senator of the College of Justice in 1977.

He joined the Advisory Faculty of Advisers in Edinburgh in 1952, becoming an Advisory Depute in the Crown Office Scotland staying there till 1967. He was made Queen's Counsel in 1967. He reprised his role as Advisory Depute from 1969-77.[ citation needed ]

He became a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, staying in the role from 1977–94. [10]

He then became a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Botswana from 1995–98. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  8. ↑ "England v Scotland".
  9. ↑ "William Lorn Kerr Cowie".
  10. 1 2 "Cowie, Hon. Lord (William Lorn Kerr Cowie)". Cowie, Hon. Lord, (William Lorn Kerr Cowie) (Born 1 June 1926). Who's Who. Oxford University Press. December 2019 [December 2007]. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u12092.


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