Harold McCowat
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| Birth name | Robert Harold McCowat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 April 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durban, Colony of Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 March 1956 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harold McCowat (30 April 1882 – 20 March 1956) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]
He was in the side that won the Scottish Unofficial Championship of 1903–04 season; and 1904–5 season; and shared the 1902–03 season with Edinburgh University.
Provincial career[edit]
He played for Glasgow District in 1904 inter-city match.[3] McCowat was due to play for the Provinces against the Cities District in 1905, but he was promoted to the Cities District side.[4]
International career[edit]
He was capped for Scotland only the once, in 1905. This was in the 1905 Five Nations Championship match against Ireland.[5]
McCowat was noted for his speed. The London Evening Standard of 9 February 1905 noting in the preview to the Ireland match:[6]
McCowat vies with Burt-Marshall of Fettes, for the honour of the fastest wing three in Scotland. He is a splendid runner, and possesses the splendid faculty of always going straight for the line.
Other sports[edit]
In the West of Scotland Harriers Athletics Event of 1903 at Celtic Park, McCowat representing Glasgow Academicals ran the 120 yard hurdles in the Open event. It was a handicap race and McCowat gave the other competitors as much as a 16 yards and 1 foot advantage. His main rival Murray was giving an advantage of 10 yards and 2 feet. It was reported that McCowat and Murray were neck and neck 4 hurdles from home, McCowat having already made up the difference, but only secured the victory on the line by a few inches.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Robert Harold McCowat". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/19020308/335/0057 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19041129/210/0012 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19050116/045/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Harold McCowat - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/19050209/127/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/19030620/487/0069 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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