Bob Rowell

Bob Rowell
Birth nameRobert Errington Rowell
Date of birth (1939-08-29) 29 August 1939 (age 85)
Place of birthCorbridge, Northumberland
SchoolWymondham College
UniversityHull University
Loughborough College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–1978 Leicester Tigers 355 (67)
1966–1967 Fylde ()
1967–1969 Waterloo ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964–1965 England 2 (0)

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]

References

  1. ^ "Godwin, Judd & Owen are axed by England". Coventry Evening Telegraph via British Newspaper Archive. 6 January 1964. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Bob Rowell ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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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