Robert Errington Rowell (born 29 August 1939) is an English retired rugby union player. His primary position was as a lock forward. He was capped twice by England; both times against Wales, the first on 18 January 1964 in a 6-6 draw in the 1964 Five Nations Championship at Twickenham, despite having never previously being so much as called up for a trial,[1] and again a year later on 16 January 1965 in a 14–3 loss at the Cardiff Arms Park.[2] He made 355 appearances for Leicester Tigers between 1962 and 1978;[3] only Martin Johnson has played more times for Leicester at lock. He was Leicester captain for the 1976–1977 season, and president in 2003.[3]
| Birth name | Robert Errington Rowell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 August 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Corbridge, Northumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wymondham College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hull University Loughborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Godwin, Judd & Owen are axed by England". Coventry Evening Telegraph via British Newspaper Archive. 6 January 1964. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Bob Rowell ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David (2014). Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
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