Stan Cowan (22 December 1931 – 8 February 2015) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative rugby union (RU) for South of Scotland, including against the New Zealand All-Blacks at Netherdale, Galashiels[2][3] and at club level for Selkirk RFC, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hull FC, as a wing or centre.
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| Full name | Stanley Cowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1931 Selkirk, Scottish Borders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 2015 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editCowan died in February 2015 after a short illness. He was 83.[2][3]
Playing career
editChallenge Cup Final appearances
editCowan played on the wing in Hull FC's 13-30 defeat by Wigan in the 1959 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811,[4] and played at centre in the 5-38 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960 Challenge Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 14 May 1960, in front of a crowd of 79,773.[5]
County Cup Final appearances
editCowan played on the wing in Hull FC's 14-15 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1959 Yorkshire Cup Final during at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1959, in front of a crowd of 23,983.
Genealogical information
editCowan was the son of the rugby union, and rugby league footballer for Hull F.C.; James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Cowan, and the older brother of the rugby union and rugby league footballer; Ronnie Cowan.[6]
References
edit- ^ Herald Scotland
- ^ a b "Stan Cowan, 22/12/1931 - 8/02/2015". Selkirk Weekend Advertiser. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Tributes paid to Scottish rugby league star Stan Cowan". Herald Scotland. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Rugby league's Borders greats are honoured". bordertelegraph.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.