Noel Bowden

Noel Bowden

Birth name	Noel James Gordon Bowden
Date of birth	(1926-03-19)19 March 1926
Place of birth	Whangārei, New Zealand
Date of death	9 October 2009(2009-10-09) (aged 83)
Place of death	Albany, New Zealand
School	Auckland 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

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