Guy Bowers

Guy Bowers
Full name Richard Guy Bowers
Date of birth (1932-11-05)5 November 1932
Place of birth Rāwhiti, New Zealand
Date of death 11 June 2000(2000-06-11) (aged 67)
Place of death Motueka, New Zealand
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
School Nelson College
Occupation(s) Tobacco farmer[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position First five-eighth
New Zealand No. 560
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1953–54
1955–60, 1962
Wellington
Golden Bay-Motueka
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1953–54 New Zealand 2 (0)

Richard Guy Bowers (5 November 1932 – 11 June 2000) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Bowers represented Wellington and Golden Bay-Motueka at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1953 to 1954. He played 15 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals.[2]

References

  1. "Sportsman of the month: Guy Bowers". Nelson Photo News. 22 July 1967. p. 57. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. Knight, Lindsay. "Guy Bowers". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 13 July 2013.


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