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Harold McCowat

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Harold McCowat
Birth nameRobert Harold McCowat
Date of birth(1882-04-30)30 April 1882
Place of birthDurban, Colony of Natal
Date of death20 March 1956(1956-03-20) (aged 73)
Place of deathJohannesburg, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Glasgow Academicals ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1904 Glasgow District ()
1905 Cities District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905 Scotland 1 (0)

Harold McCowat (30 April 1882 – 20 March 1956) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Robert Harold McCowat". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/19020308/335/0057 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19041129/210/0012 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19050116/045/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Harold McCowat - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/19050209/127/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/19030620/487/0069 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)