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Noel Bowden

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Noel Bowden
Birth nameNoel James Gordon Bowden
Date of birth(1926-03-19)19 March 1926
Place of birthWhangārei, New Zealand
Date of death9 October 2009(2009-10-09) (aged 83)
Place of deathAlbany, New Zealand
SchoolAuckland Grammar School
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947, 1954 Auckland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1952 New Zealand 1 (3)

Noel James Gordon Bowden (19 March 1926 – 9 October 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A full-back, Bowden represented Auckland, Waikato, and Taranaki at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team in 1952, in which he kicked one penalty goal.[1]

He also played in Scotland, turning out for West of Scotland. He was selected and played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[2] He later became a lecturer in physical education at the North Shore College of Education. He was a prominent senior rugby coach in Auckland club rugby, coaching the Teachers Rugby Club for a number of years.

References

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  1. ^ Ponsonby District RFC. "Noel Bowden". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".