Charles Rowlands
| Full name | Charles Foster Rowlands | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 June 1899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 November 1958 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Morriston, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Foster Rowlands (13 June 1899 – 10 November 1958) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Rugby career
A wing three–quarter, Rowlands was capped for Wales via Aberavon. He replaced George Andrews in the Welsh XV for their penultimate 1926 Five Nations fixture against Ireland at Swansea.[1] After picking up a knee injury in a club match, Rowlands wasn't available for the subsequent fixture in Paris and announced his retirement later that year.[2][3]
Personal life
Rowlands got married in 1931.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Rebuilding". Sport (Dublin). 13 March 1926.
- ^ "Change In Welsh Rugby Fifteen". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 26 March 1926.
- ^ "Aberavon Rugby Prospects". South Wales Argus. 27 August 1926.
- ^ "Welsh Rugby Player's Bride". Western Mail. 18 August 1931.
External links
- Charles Rowlands at ESPNscrum