Birth name | William E Bowen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 December 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 December 1960 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Morriston, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Back, e.g. centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Bowen (6 December 1897 – 19 December 1960)[1] was a Welsh dual-code rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, winning 6 caps, and at club level for Swansea, as a fly half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a centre.