BrigadierBernard Turing Vionnée 'Bun' CoweyDSO, OBE (20 November 1911 – 20 August 1997) was an Englishrugby union wing who played club rugby for Newport and international rugby for Wales. Unlike most rugby internationals, Cowey was most associated with the Army Rugby Union rather than club or county rugby. In later life he became Chairman of the Army Rugby Union.[3]
Cowey was born in Tidworth, Wiltshire in 1911 but when he joined the British Armed Forces, he was posted in the Welch Regiment, traditionally the reserve of Welsh nationals. He played rugby while on duty, for his regiment and later played for the Army's own rugby team. Outside the army, Cowey played for two first class rugby union clubs: London Welsh and Newport. It was while playing with Newport that he was selected to play for Wales, after his service with the Welch Regiment made him eligible to represent his adoptive country.
Cowey's first cap was in the 1934 Home Nations Championship, where he was one of 13 new caps to be tested by Wales, in a match at the Cardiff Arms Park against England. Wales's inexperience showed and they lost 9–0. Although five of the players from that match were never selected for Wales again, Cowey wasn't amongst them and returned for the next game against Scotland. The Scottish game was far more successful for Wales, with a strong performance from Cliff Jones. Cowey repaid the selectors' trust in him with two tries in the Scotland match, and again in the last game of the tournament when he scored another against Ireland. Cowey's final game for Wales was during the 1935 Championship when he again faced England. Under the captaincy of Wilf Wooller, Wales drew the match after a late penalty goal from Boughton.
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN0-7083-0766-3.
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^Newport RFC player profiles 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^Smith, Shawn R. (31 December 2010). "Automated Underway Oceanic and Atmospheric Measurements from Ships". Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society. European Space Agency: 886–899. doi:10.5270/oceanobs09.cwp.82. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0026-B299-7. ISBN978-3-86987-200-1.
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bernard, cowey, brigadier, bernard, turing, vionnée, cowey, november, 1911, august, 1997, english, rugby, union, wing, played, club, rugby, newport, international, rugby, wales, unlike, most, rugby, internationals, cowey, most, associated, with, army, rugby, u. Brigadier Bernard Turing Vionnee Bun Cowey DSO OBE 20 November 1911 20 August 1997 was an English rugby union wing who played club rugby for Newport and international rugby for Wales Unlike most rugby internationals Cowey was most associated with the Army Rugby Union rather than club or county rugby In later life he became Chairman of the Army Rugby Union 3 Bernard CoweyBirth nameBernard Turing Vionnee CoweyDate of birth 1911 11 20 20 November 1911Place of birthTidworth 1 EnglandDate of death20 August 1997 1997 08 20 aged 85 Place of deathNottingham EnglandSchoolWellington College BerkshireOccupation s soldierRugby union careerPosition s WingAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 1933 1936 1933 1934Army XVLondon Welsh RFCNewport RFCSussexBarbarian F C International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1934 1935Wales 2 4 9 Contents 1 Rugby career 1 1 International matches played 2 Bibliography 3 ReferencesRugby career editCowey was born in Tidworth Wiltshire in 1911 but when he joined the British Armed Forces he was posted in the Welch Regiment traditionally the reserve of Welsh nationals He played rugby while on duty for his regiment and later played for the Army s own rugby team Outside the army Cowey played for two first class rugby union clubs London Welsh and Newport It was while playing with Newport that he was selected to play for Wales after his service with the Welch Regiment made him eligible to represent his adoptive country Cowey s first cap was in the 1934 Home Nations Championship where he was one of 13 new caps to be tested by Wales in a match at the Cardiff Arms Park against England Wales s inexperience showed and they lost 9 0 Although five of the players from that match were never selected for Wales again Cowey wasn t amongst them and returned for the next game against Scotland The Scottish game was far more successful for Wales with a strong performance from Cliff Jones Cowey repaid the selectors trust in him with two tries in the Scotland match and again in the last game of the tournament when he scored another against Ireland Cowey s final game for Wales was during the 1935 Championship when he again faced England Under the captaincy of Wilf Wooller Wales drew the match after a late penalty goal from Boughton International matches played edit Wales 4 nbsp England 1934 1935 Ireland 1934 nbsp Scotland 1934Bibliography editSmith David Williams Gareth 1980 Fields of Praise The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union Cardiff University of Wales Press ISBN 0 7083 0766 3 References edit Newport RFC player profiles Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine WRU player profiles permanent dead link Army Rugby Union site Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Smith Shawn R 31 December 2010 Automated Underway Oceanic and Atmospheric Measurements from Ships Proceedings of OceanObs 09 Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society European Space Agency 886 899 doi 10 5270 oceanobs09 cwp 82 hdl 11858 00 001M 0000 0026 B299 7 ISBN 978 3 86987 200 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard Cowey amp oldid 1194618547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,