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David McCowan
Birth nameDavid McCowan
Date of birth(1860-12-08)8 December 1860
Place of birthAyr, Scotland
Date of death15 May 1937(1937-05-15) (aged 76)
Place of deathGlasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1880 Glasgow District ()
1881 West of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1880-84 Scotland 10
49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1928–1929
Preceded byMacbeth Duncan
Succeeded byAugustus Grant-Asher

Sir David McCowan, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (8 December 1860 – 15 May 1937) was a Scottish insurance broker and Scotland international rugby union player. He later became the 49th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played for West of Scotland.[2]

Provincial career

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He played in the inter-city match for Glasgow District in December 1880.[3] He played for West of Scotland District in February 1881.[4]

International career

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He was capped 10 times for Scotland between 1880 and 1884.[5]

Administrative career

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He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1928 to 1929.[6]

Outside of rugby

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He was President of the Glasgow Unionist Association. He was knighted in 1927, and created a baronet in 1934.[7]

References

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  1. ^ David McCowan profile, espn.co.uk. Accessed 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. ^ The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search
  4. ^ "David McCowan". 12 February 1881 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David McCowan - Test matches
  6. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. ^ "David McCowan". 17 May 1937 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Dalwhat)
1934–1937
Succeeded by
David McCowan