Snow Bowman
Full name | Albert William Bowman | ||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Date of death | 20 January 1992 76) | (aged||
Place of death | Waipukurau, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
School | Napier Technical College | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Flanker | ||
New Zealand No. | 445 | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1936–39, 1947 1941, 1945 1946 |
Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1938 | New Zealand | 3 | (6) |
Albert William "Snow" Bowman (5 May 1915 – 20 January 1992) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Bowman represented Hawke's Bay, Wellington, and Nelson at a provincial level, and also appeared in services teams during World War II. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1938 tour of Australia. playing in six matches including three internationals.[1]
Bowman died in Waipukurau on 20 January 1992,[1] and his ashes were buried at Waipukurau Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 Luxford, Bob. "Snow Bowman". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Cemetery enquiry". Central Hawke's Bay District Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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