Bob Rowell

Bob Rowell
Birth name	Robert Errington Rowell
Date of birth	29 August 1939 (age 82)
Place of birth	Corbridge, Northumberland
School	Wymondham College
University	Hull University ; Loughborough College
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Senior career
Years	Team
1962–1978	Leicester Tigers
1966–1967	Fylde
1967–1969	Waterloo
National team(s)
Years	Team
1964–1965	England

Last updated March 23, 2022

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]

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References

↑ "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.
1 2 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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[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.

[book-3] 1 2 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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