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Stan Cowan - MyY
Stan Cowan (22 December 1931 – 8 February 2015) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, playing representative rugby union (RU) for South of Scotland, including against the New Zealand All-Blacks at Netherdale, Galashiels and at club level for Selkirk RFC, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Hull F.C. as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4. Cowan died in February 2015 after a short illness. He was 83.
Contents
- Stan Cowan MyY
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Genealogical information
- References
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Stan Cowan played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Hull's 13-30 defeat by Wigan in the 1959 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 5-38 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1960 Challenge Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 14 May 1960, in front of a crowd of 79,773.
County Cup Final appearances
Stan Cowan played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Hull's 14-15 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1959 Yorkshire County Cup Final during at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1959, in front of a crowd of 23,983.
Genealogical information
Stan Cowan was the son of the rugby union, and rugby league (Hull) footballer James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Cowan, and the older brother of the rugby union and rugby league footballer, Ronnie Cowan.