David_McCowan_(rugby_union)

David McCowan

David McCowan

Scotland international rugby union player

Sir David McCowan, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (8 December 1860 – 15 May 1937) was a Scottish insurance broker and Scotland international rugby union player. He later became the 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland.[2]

Provincial career

He played in the inter-city match for Glasgow District in December 1880.[3] He played for West of Scotland District in February 1881.[4]

International career

He was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1880 and 1884.[5]

Administrative career

He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1928 to 1929.[6]

Outside of rugby

He was President of the Glasgow Unionist Association. He was knighted in 1927, and created a baronet in 1934.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    David McCowan profile, espn.co.uk. Accessed 8 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. [3]
    The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search
  4. [4]
    "David McCowan". 12 February 1881 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. [5]
    Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David McCowan - Test matches
  6. [6]
    "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. [7]
    "David McCowan". 17 May 1937 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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