Donald Jowett
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| Full name | Donald Jowett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 August 1908 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Heckmondwike, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald Jowett (4 December 1866[2] – 27 August 1908[3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire,[4] and at club level for Heckmondwike,[5] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to the 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Heckmondwike was a rugby union club.
Background
[edit]Don Jowett was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 41 in Heckmondwike, West Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Don Jowett won caps for England while at Heckmondwike in 1889 against New Zealand Natives, in 1890 against Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1891 against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Jowett married in 1892 in the Dewsbury district.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.