Donald Jowett

For the New Zealand sprinter of the 1950s, see Don Jowett.

Don Jowett
Baines Cigarette card featuring Donald Jowett
Full nameDonald Jowett
Date of birth4 December 1866
Place of birthBradford, England
Date of death27 August 1908 (aged 41)
Place of deathHeckmondwike, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forwards
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Heckmondwike ()
– Yorkshire 31 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1889-91 England[1] 6 (2)

Donald Jowett (4 December 1866[2] – 27 August 1908[3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire,[4] and at club level for Heckmondwike,[5] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to the 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Heckmondwike was a rugby union club.

Background

Don Jowett was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 41 in Heckmondwike, West Riding of Yorkshire.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Don Jowett won caps for England while at Heckmondwike in 1889 against New Zealand Natives, in 1890 against Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1891 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[1]

Personal life

Jowett married in 1892 in the Dewsbury district.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
  5. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  6. ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.