Guy Bowers
Appearance
Birth name | Richard Guy Bowers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 November 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rāwhiti, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 June 2000 | (aged 67)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Motueka, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Tobacco farmer[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Guy Bowers (5 November 1932 – 11 June 2000) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Bowers represented Wellington and Golden Bay-Motueka at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1953 to 1954. He played 15 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals.[2]
References
- ^ "Sportsman of the month: Guy Bowers". Nelson Photo News. 22 July 1967. p. 57. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Guy Bowers". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 13 July 2013.