Birth name | Robert Herman McCowan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 28 February 1875||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Renfrewshire[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 April 1941[1] | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Brisbane Grammar School[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Herman McCowan (28 February 1875 – 29 April 1941) was a pioneer Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative fullback who played in his country's first Test series of 1899, captaining the national side on one occasion.