| Full name | William Brodie Cownie | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 March 1871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 December 1932 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kensington, England | ||||||||||||||||
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William Brodie Cownie (9 March 1871 — 4 December 1932) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
A Watsonians forward, Cownie was a member the club's undefeated 1892-93 side and later captained them to two Scottish Championship titles.[1] He was capped nine times for Scotland, appearing in every of their matches from 1893 to 1895, which included three Calcutta Cup triumphs over England.[2]
Cownie became a prominent businessman who held numerous executive positions throughout his career, many with public utility companies. He died of typhoid fever at his Kensington home in 1932.[3]