James George Cowmeadow (7 July 1887 – 6 December 1964) was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Gloucestershire, and at club level for Cinderford R.F.C., and representative level rugby league (RL) for Welsh League XIII, and at club level for Merthyr Tydfil as a wing. In 1910 he signed for York RFC.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | James George Cowmeadow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1887 Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1964 (aged 77) York, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Three Quarter/Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International honours
editCowmeadow represented Welsh League XIII while at Merthyr Tydfil. He played on the wing in the 14-13 victory over Australia at Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday 19 January 1909, scoring two tries.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.