Bob Howie
British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player
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Robert Howie (11 June 1898 – 14 May 1992) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Kirkcaldy RFC.[1]
11 June 1898
| Born | Robert. A. Howie 11 June 1898 Gorebridge, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 14 May 1992 (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rugby union referee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Kirkcaldy RFC.[1]
Provincial career
Howie was capped by Midlands District.[2]
International career
He was capped seven times as a prop forward for Scotland between 1924 and 1925.[3] and was selected for the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in four tests.[4]
Referee career
He refereed the Inter-City match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in 1928.[5]
Family
Bob Howie was the brother of Dave Howie, who also played for Kirkcaldy and gained seven national caps, but died in the First World War.[6]
Although he and his brother gained fourteen caps between them their father, a grim farmer, never watched them once, saying:
- "Rugby an' fermin' will no agree, an' A ken which'll pit mair money in yer pooch."[7]
