Greg Rowlands

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Greg Rowlands
Birth nameGregory David Rowlands
Date of birth(1947-12-10)10 December 1947
Place of birthRotorua, New Zealand
Date of deathTauranga, New Zealand
Place of death15 August 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 73)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
SchoolTauranga Boys' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
All Black No. 769
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969–82 Bay of Plenty 161 (1008)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1976 New Zealand 0 (0)

Gregory David Rowlands (10 December 1947 – 15 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Rowlands represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1976 tour of South America. He played four matches for the All Blacks on the tour including two matches against Argentina, but these were not given full international status by the New Zealand Rugby Union.[1]

Rowlands died in Tauranga on 15 August 2021, aged 73.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Greg Rowlands". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Bay of Plenty rugby union mourns ex-All Black fullback Greg Rowlands". Stuff.co.nz. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Greg Rowlands death notice". New Zealand Herald. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.



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